Guide to Safe Drinking In 2020-21 one in four Australians aged 18 years and over exceeded the Australian Adult Alcohol Guideline (25.8%). According to the ABS, men were more likely than women to exceed the guideline (33.6% compared to 18.5%) and people born in Australia were almost twice as likely as those born overseas to exceed the guideline (30.0% compared to 17.3%; ABS, 2020-2021).
Drinking too much can affect your health and disrupt your life. Alcohol can be both toxic and addictive. While you may think that it makes you feel happy because when you drink you feel relaxed, though the reality is it’s a depressant, which has short term and long term affects. This means that it: • Slows down the messages that travel between your brain and your body; and • Affects the way you think, feel and behave.
Understand the effects of Alcohol The affects from alcohol vary from person to person because of amount consumed, your health, your age, and other individual factors. Excessive drinking can lead to harmful short and long-term effects that can impact your physical and mental health, your professional life, your finances and your relationships.
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