Do you know how much alcohol is in a standard drink?

Adult women should drink less than 11 standard drinks per week.

Adult men should drink less than 17 standard drinks per week.

From December 1st the HSE will screen people in 4 hospital emergency departments for harmful and
hazardous drinking patterns. If people attending have hazardous drinking patterns they will be offered brief advice and information on service available in their locality.

The aim of this initiative is to intervene at an early stage and reduce the number of people progressing to alcohol dependence. International
evidence is that there are great benefits to be had from this type of prevention programme.