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Wellington Office Before you , check the for the standard drinks The standard drinks measure is a simple way to work out Level 4, ASB House content. It will tell you approximately how many standard how much alcohol you are drinking. All of , IF YOU DRINK: 101 The Terrace 330ml of lite drinks there are in that , can or cask. and spirits, and all cans or casks now have standard drinks PO 2142 beer at content on the label – so you can easily tell how many Wellington 6140 In or bars, the serving sizes are usually consistent 2.5% alcohol standard drinks there are in what you’re drinking. Phone: (04) 917 0060 – at home, you are probably pouring different amounts every 0.7 Freephone: 0508 258 258 time. But, by checking the standard drinks label, you’ll have Fax: (04) 473 0890 a good idea of how many drinks you should be serving out What are standard drinks? Email: [email protected] of each bottle. Standard drinks measures the amount of pure alcohol 1.0 Northern Regional Office For example, if the standard drinks label on a bottle of wine you are drinking. Level 2, Ascot Central says it contains eight standard drinks, and that bottle has 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive only filled four big , each of those glasses contains Greenlane East approximately two standard drinks or 20 grams of pure PO Box 11791 Ellerslie alcohol. If you pour six glasses from the same bottle each Auckland 1542 750ml bottle contains approximately 1.3 standard drinks or of wine at Phone: (09) 916 0330 13 grams of pure alcohol. Simple! Fax: (09) 916 0339 13% alcohol Email: [email protected] Because have different amounts of alcohol in them, 7.7 330ml 100ml 30ml not all bottles of wine will contain eight standard drinks. bottle glass of of straight Southern Regional Office Some will be less, some more. Check the label. of beer spirits Level 1, CBRE House The straight 112 Tuam Street ONE EQUALS 10 GRAMS PO Box 2688 Where do I look? OF PURE ALCOHOL APPROX. 10G PURE ALCOHOL up guide to Christchurch 8140 You’ll find the standard drinks content on the label of each Freephone: 0508 258 258 bottle, can or cask. If the label shows that your bottle of beer ... you are drinking approximately 10 grams of alcohol, Email: [email protected] contains 1.5 standard drinks then you are drinking 15 grams of It’s not the amount of you’re drinking depending on the alcohol percentage. Each of these is standard drinks pure alcohol. If a bottle of spirits contains 32 standard drinks that’s important – it’s the amount of alcohol. a standard drink. 1000ml bottle KNOW HOW MUCH ALCOHOL and you pour it into 16 glasses, each glass will contain two Standard drinks measures the amount of alcohol, not the of spirits at YOU’RE REALLY DRINKING standard drinks, even if you add a mixer to it. amount of liquid you’re drinking – because it’s the alcohol 47% alcohol For help contact the Alcohol 37 content that’s most important to track. Helpline on 0800 787 797 Because drinks have different amounts of alcohol in them, or txt adh to 234 the number of standard drinks in each bottle, can or cask To order resources visit alcohol.org.nz will be different. and go to Order Resources

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The following is a guide to how many standard drinks This is only a guide. Always check the there are in a whole range of drinks – so you can easily label to be sure of how many standard see how much alcohol there is in your choice of drink. drinks you are drinking.

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440ml can 750ml bottle 275ml bottle 335ml bottle of 3 litre cask 1000ml bottle of beer at of beer at of at RTD (ready to of wine of spirits at 4.2% alcohol 4% alcohol 5% alcohol drink) spirits at at 12.5% 47% alcohol 6% alcohol alcohol For help 1.5 1.1 1.7 30 37 2.4 Contact the Alcohol Drug Helpline on 0800 787 797 or txt adh to 234 10am – 10pm, seven days a week.