Alcohol

• Drinking too much alcohol puts you at risk of a stroke
  
• Alcohol raises your blood pressure
  
• 25% of men drink too much
  
• 16% of women drink too much
  
• Excessive alcohol is bad for your health

Recommended Amounts

1 unit of alcohol is equal to:

• ½ pint of beer or cider
• a small glass of wine
• pub measure of spirit
• pub glass of sherry or port

No more than 3 units of alcohol a day for men

No more than 2 units of alcohol a day for women

Tips for reducing the alcohol you drink

• Take a smaller drink e.g. a glass instead of a pint
  
• Put your glass down between sips
  
• Go out later – so you drink later
  
• Have a non-alcoholic drink between every alcoholic one
  
• Choose drinks with less alcohol in them
  
• Eat before you drink
  
• Have a few days each week when you have NO alcohol