British partygoers will guzzle down the equivalent of 265 million pints, 602 million shots of vodka or 286 million glasses of mulled wine this Christmas season, says a new survey.
The research was conducted by alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware.
Safe Alcohol Intake
The safe permissible intake of alcohol varies legally from country to country and can be broadly classified as 8- 20 grams of ethanol per day.
The safe permissible intake of alcohol varies legally from country to country and can be broadly classified as 8- 20 grams of ethanol per day.
Almost 50percent of those surveyed said they could drink more than the recommended daily guidelines, which is three to four units a day for men and two to three units for women.
Over one-third Brits will attend three or more Christmas parties and more than half say they will guzzle drinks at most or all parties.
Blood Alcohol Level
Use this calculator to estimate your blood alcohol content and the permissible limit in different countries.
Use this calculator to estimate your blood alcohol content and the permissible limit in different countries.
Sorek said: "It might feel like party time, but it's still really important to keep track of how much you're drinking - the long term effects of drinking to excess can last for much longer than Christmas."
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"Conducting an experiment to find out what Britain is drinking this Christmas will encourage people to think about how much they've had to drink over the last 24 hours and help to educate them about units at the same time."
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Alcohol Use Disorder | Alcoholism
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
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