How to Know Your Alcohol Units?

Answer 1

If you are going out for a night drinking in a tavern or a bar, it is important to take note of how many units you are drinking and whether you will be over the limit to drive home. It is easy to underestimate just how many units you have drunk, resulting in exceeding your recommended intake. Choose what you will drink before you go and stick to your limit. Avoid binge drinking, it is bad or your health and causes long-term damage to your liver.

-Step 1: Wine

A 175ml of wine is 2.1 units.

-Step 2: Gin and tonic

A gin and tonic, 50ml will cost you 1.9 units.

-Step 3: Lager

A lager will cost you 2.8 units for a 330ml bottle.

-Step 4: Champagne

A glass of champagne, 125ml will cost 1.5 units.

-Step 5: Alcopop

An alcopop will cost you 1.4 units per 275ml bottle.

-Step 6: Spirits

25ml of spirits range from 1 to 1.5.

-Step 7: Cider

Per 275ml of cider there are 2.06 units.

How much should you drink if you are driving? There is no set answer, simply because people react differently to alcohol. While one lager might not affect some people, it may make someone else completely drunk. It is better not to drink at all if you are driving, and make sure to eat well before you drinking anything, to limit the effect of the alcohol. It is best to have a designated driver, who will not drink anything – it is the only sure way to ensure safety while you are out drinking, you never know how much will be too much for you, or when you will go over the limit.