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NEW LOW RISK DRINKING GUIDELINES when, where, why and how. By Catherine Legault Prepared for Hamilton Public Health Unit Feb 2014
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NEW LOW RISK DRINKING GUIDELINES
when, where, why and how.
By Catherine LegaultPrepared for Hamilton Public Health UnitFeb 2014
10 drinks a week for women, with no more than 2 drinks a day most days
15 drinks a week for men, with no more than 3 drinks a day most days
Reduce your risk of harm by drinking no more than 3 drinks (for women) and 4 drinks (for men) on any single occasion.
New Low Risk drinking guidelines
National Alcohol Strategy Advisory Committee (NASAC)
25 multi-sector experts lead the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NAS recommendations, including those dealing with:
Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDGs); screening, brief intervention and referral; standard drink labels; price policies; and municipal alcohol policies
History of LRDGs in Canada
Evidence-informed Guidance: Literature ReviewSearch conducted on multiple bibliographic databases for: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on impact of alcohol on disease and injury (17 found) Emergency department research examined for short-term or “acute” risk of injury after drinking within previous 6-hour periodCritical appraisal of reviews and single studies
Criteria for “Low Risk” Drinking
The national LRDGs identify daily limits based on the point where the risk of dying prematurely because of alcohol-related causes is equal to that of lifetime abstainers
If Everyone Followed the LRDGs …If everyone in Canada followed the LRDGs and light drinkers did not increase consumption, then it is estimated that:
Alcohol consumption would decrease by approximately 50%
Alcohol-related deaths would decrease by approximately 4,600 per year
Why Do Limits Differ for Men and Women?Because of biological reasons, women's risk of many types of alcohol related harm are higher than men's for any given level of consumption
For example, at even one drink per day on average, a woman's risk of getting liver cirrhosis increases by 139 percent as compared with 26 percent for males
Risk of Premature Death (males)
Risk of Premature Death (females)
Consequences of Chronic Heavy Drinking
Daily Guidelines for Young Adults
Daily guidelines for young adults are lower than for adultsRisky drinking peaks in young adults with approximately 50% of drinkers consuming above the upper daily limit of the LRDG (i.e., more than four drinks per occasion for men and more than 3 for women) monthly or more often in the past yearThe new guidelines recommend that young adult males never exceed 3 drinks on a single occasion and women never exceed 2 drinks up to age 24This lower threshold reflects growing evidence of the detrimental effects of risky alcohol use on the developing brains of young adults
Resources
A new alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral (SBIR) web resource was developed based on the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines
Offers a simple, three-step process to family physicians and healthcare professionals for detecting and addressing problematic alcohol consumption
www.sbir-diba.ca
Contact InformationFor further in-+formation on the National Alcohol Strategy, including the LRDGs, please contact:
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse 75 Albert Street, Suite 500 Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7613-235-4048 [email protected]
Twitter: @CCSAcanada
www.ccsa.ca
