Drugs and alcohol

Key Messages

Adults

• Drink less than 14 units of alcohol a week (where 14 units is equivalent to 6 pints of 4% beer, 6 medium glasses of 13% wine, or 14 single 25ml serves of spirits)
• Aim to spread your drinking across 3 or more days
• Limit  the amount of alcohol drunk in any one session

Pregnancy

• Avoid alcohol if you are pregnant 

Services for Support

• Speak to your midwife if you are taking drugs or drinking alcohol during pregnancy
• Wiltshire's Health Improvement Coaches can support with reducing alcohol intake
• For mental health support see Wiltshire IAPT Service (opens new window)
• See Wiltshire Council Drug and alcohol web page for more information
• Swindon and Wiltshire Active Recovery Service Wellbeing Cloud (opens new window) (Adult Drug and Alcohol Services)
• Motiv8 (opens new window) (Young People Drug and Alcohol Services)

Tools

• Audit C (measure your risks around your alcohol intake)

Relevant guidance/policies

• UK Chief Officer Medical Guidance (opens new window)

Data

• Alcohol Concern state that 1 in 4 adults in the UK are drinking too much alcohol, Public Health Action advises that for Wiltshire this is 1 in 3 adults.