Most people who have alcohol-related health problems aren’t alcoholics. They're simply people who have regularly drunk more than the recommended levels for some years. Regularly drinking more than the recommended daily limits risks damaging your health. There's no guaranteed safe level of drinking, but if you drink less than the recommended daily limits, the risks of harming your health are low.
The effects of alcohol on your health will depend on how much you drink. The more you drink, the greater the health risks. Drinkers can be divided into three risk categories