Staying safer when drinking
To reduce risk when drinking, the most important point to remember is to not drink more than the levels recommended in the national guidelines. On a single occasion of drinking, the risk of alcohol-related injury increases with the amount consumed.
For healthy men and women, drinking no more than four standard drinks on a single occasion reduces the risk of alcohol-related injury arising from that occasion.
Keep in mind that having four standard drinks doubles your risk of an alcohol-related injury and your risk increases with every extra drink you have. This risk is even higher in younger people.