Safe Drinking Tips for the Festive Season

SAFE DRINKING TIPS for the festivegeafon, How to control your alcohol intake & protect your health and safety 1 2 3 4 5+ STAY UNDER 4 STANDARD DRINKS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF ALCOHOL-RELATED INJURY OR HARM Drinking four standard drinks on a single occasion more than doubles the relative risk of an injury six hours afterwards. This relative risk rises even more rapidly when more than four drinks are consumed on a single occasion. LIMIT SAFE RISK INCREASES LEAVE YOUR CAR AT HOME EAT AND HYDRATE WELL IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK, PLAN NOT TO DRIVE TAX METRO STAY AWAY ALTERNATE from the outdoors drinking water and alcohol The heat can dehydrate you even more ORGANISE A ВОOK A CONSIDER DESIGNATED PUBLIC TAXI OR UBER TO GET YOU HOME TRANSPORT IF IT'S CONVENIENT DRIVER AMONG YOUR FRIENDS ALWAYS EAT No alcohol in the car - even for passengers (they could distract the driver and cause an ROAD TRIP? accident even when the driver is sober) TAKING A REFILL YOUR DRINK if you plan to drink when it's empty, not half full Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach imakes you feel drunk a lot faster This makes it easier to track your drinks Drinking just two servings of these would already bring us over TWO standard drinks READ THE LABEL BEFORE DRINKING 150 ML 375 ML 1.5 1.4 average restaurant serving of red wine (usually 13% alcohol content) bottle or can of Find out how many standard drinks your beverage has by reading the label. standard standard full strength beer (4.8% alcohol content) drinks drinks DON'T MIX DEAL WITH YOUR HANGOVER SAFELY TAKE YOUR TIME DRINK AT YOUR OWN PACE Never mix the following with alcohol - you could end up in a very bad situation! ロ ミ Don't let anyone Avoid sculling drinks or taking Recreational Energy Medication pressure you to drink more or drink faster drugs drinks shots Do some DRINK WATER in small portions throughout the day to rehydrate Refuel your body with Drinking alcohol too quickly can cause you to lose track of how much you're drinking and gets you drunk faster LIGHT EXERCISE e.g. walking, yoga FOOD & WATER e.g. Chocolate milk, Herbal teas, bananas etc. Driving Cycling Swimming References: CHECK YOUR BAC https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/ds10-alcohol.pdf 000% https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-topics/alcohol-guidelines https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/road-safety/tac-campaigns/drink-driving THE MORNING AFTER http://www.alcohol.gov.au/internet/alcohol/publishing.nsf/content/drinksguide-cnt https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/userguide/Documents/Guide%20to%20Labe lling%20of%20Alcoholic%20Beverages.pdf You could still be over the legal limit the morning after a big night out! Be sure to check your BAC level with a breathalyser if you intend to drive the next day. http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/foodsafetyandyou/food-labelling/how-to-read-a -label/alcohol-labelling @andatech andatech Visit andatech.com.au for more information about road safety and breathalysers in aandatech