Adults

When enjoyed in moderation, alcohol can form part of a healthy lifestyle that includes good diet and exercise. On the other hand, excessive drinking can have harmful effects on your health. Many Australians enjoy having a drink, but not a lot of people realise how alcohol can affect their physical health.

Alcohol. It affects everyone differently. So how you react may be completely different to your friends. Sometimes these effects are only temporary, however excessive drinking can lead to some pretty scary short-term and long-term consequences. So it's important to know the risks.

While alcohol affects each of us differently, there are steps you can take to make sure you moderate your drinking.

Alcohol poisoning is extremely dangerous and, in some cases, can lead to death without prompt medical treatment.

Each year in the lead up to NRL State of Origin and the NRL and AFL Finals series, some of the game’s heavyweights and archrivals join with DrinkWise, State Police forces, governments and support services to remind the community to Always respect, always DrinkWise.

Visitors to winery cellar doors across Australia now have access to tasting tracker ‘scratchies’ and other education resources to help keep tabs on their consumption and understand how many standard drinks they are consuming.

DrinkWise and Bowls Australia continue to work together to encourage older Australians to rethink the amount they drink and provide practical ways they can reduce their overall alcohol consumption.

DrinkWise launched an initiative for Queenslanders who choose to purchase and drink alcohol.

Hosted by Dr Andrew Rochford and presented by DrinkWise, Bounce Back features prominent Australians talking about how they showed resilience and overcame adversity.

DrinkWise recognises the importance of providing consumers with information about alcohol content and health messages about responsible drinking so you can make informed choices about your own alcohol consumption.

In Australia, a standard drink refers to 10 grams of alcohol. On average, this is how much the human body can process in one hour.

DrinkWise created a partnership model, to be rolled out with Liquor Accords across Australia, to promote moderation to all patrons entering Liquor Accord member venues via bespoke communication materials.

Most of us are in a car every day, so it’s easy to forget how complex driving really is. When you’re behind the wheel you need total concentration, good coordination, rapid reflexes and the ability to make correct judgments and decisions. Drinking alcohol diminishes those abilities.

DrinkWise, in partnership with Retail Drinks Australia, has developed the “Choose to DrinkWise.” initiative which aims to promote responsible alcohol consumption.

DrinkWise has developed consumer information messages for alcohol labels to assist Australian consumers to better understand the facts about alcohol consumption.

COVID-19 has created great uncertainty for many Australians, particularly in relation to our health, well-being, general feelings of stability and financial security.