Other types of drinking are:
Lower-risk drinking means that in most circumstances you have a low risk of causing yourself future harm with the amount that you are drinking. You will be drinking within the recommended guidelines (remember these recommendations are for adults only).

Increasing-risk drinking (also known as hazardous). Drinking at this level increases the risk of damaging your health; you are drinking over the recommended units of alcohol on a regular basis.

Higher-risk drinking (also known as harmful). For a man who is regularly drinking more than 8 units a day and a woman who drinks more than 6. This level of drinking is high risk and is much more likely to damage your health. You may be suffering with health issues from alcohol already.

What is a unit?
One alcohol unit is measured as 10 ml or 8 g of pure alcohol. This equals one 25 ml single measure of sprit (ABV 37.5%), or half a pint of beer (ABV 4%), with wine it all depending on whether your glass is small at 1.5 units (125 ml), medium at 2 units (175 ml) or large at 3 units (250 ml) ABV 12% (http://www.drinkaware.co.uk). The strength of the alcohol, as well as the amount in the glass or bottle will change the number of units.

Acute alcohol poisoning is usually a result of binge-drinking. Your body can process about one unit of alcohol an hour. If you drink a lot in a short space of time, the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream (Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC) may become dangerously high

Young people who start drinking before age 15 years are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after age 21 years.

- Increased risk of Sexually Transmitted Infection — you are less likely to use protection whilst under the influence of alcohol
- More likely to be involved in criminal offence - the effects of alcohol can sometimes make you act different and this can include committing a crime.
- More likely to be admitted to hospital with an alcohol-related condition – there has been an increase in the number of younger people ending up at A & E with alcohol and alcohol-related admissions.

Alcohol has an effect on the liver as well as other organs in the body. The liver may become progressively damaged through a condition known as cirrhosis, which may lead to liver failure, liver cancer and death.

Alcohol contains calories; the amount will depend on the type of drink you choose. An increase in weight is an effect of drinking alcohol.

The law states that you are not allowed to buy alcohol under the age of 18 years. There are heavy sanctions for shops that sell it to anyone under-age.

It is not illegal for a child aged 5 to 16 to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises whilst supervised by an adult. This does not mean you should give a young child a drink, this would be deemed as irresponsible behaviour, but allows parents or carers to make their own choice as to when, how, or if they should introduce an occasional sip on a special occasion for example.

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