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D DRINKING ALCOHOL D RINKING ALCOHOL IS VERY COMMON IN rinking alcohol is very common in our society, but too much alcohol can be harmful to your physical and mental health. In the U.S., more than 17 million people are dependent on alcohol or have alcohol problems. Every year, more than 100,000 Americans die from problems related to alcohol. About 79,000 people die from “excessive” alcohol use, and alcohol is involved in nearly half of all traffic deaths. Alcohol abuse is the 3^rd leading lifestyle-related cause of death.

How much is too much?

For adult women and men over the age of 64, moderate alcohol use is no more than 1 drink a day and 7 drinks per week. For adult men younger than 65, it is no more than 2 drinks per day and 14 drinks per week. People with alcohol dependence should not drink at all.

A standard drink is

12 ounces of regular beer
8 to 9 ounces of malt liquor

5 ounces of table wine, or
1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor

Heavy drinking is more than 2 drinks a day on average for men, or more than 1 drink per day on average for women or people over the age of 64. It includes binge drinking (drinking 5 or more drinks during a single occasion for men, or 4 or more drinks during a single occasion for women).

Are you drinking at unhealthy levels?

Do any of the following describe you? If yes, consider talking with your health care team about getting help.

Drinking alone or in secret.

Not remembering conversations or commitments. This is called “blacking out.”

A habit of having drinks before, with, or after dinner. Do you become annoyed when this is changed or questioned?

Loss of interest in activities and hobbies that used to bring you pleasure.

Feeling a need to drink.

Becoming irritable around the time you usually drink, especially if there is no alcohol available.

Keeping alcohol in unusual hiding places at home, work, or in the car.

Gulping drinks or ordering doubles. Do you drink to feel good, or do you have to drink to feel “normal”?

Having problems with relationships, money, the law, or your job that are related to drinking.

Developing a tolerance to alcohol. Do you need to drink more just to feel alcohol’s effects?

Experiencing physical withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, and shaking if you do not drink.

If you need help to stop or limit drinking,

talk to your health care team.

V HA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Office of Patient Care Services

April 2014

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