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Zara Baker talks to Dr Bowskill of The Priory Group about alcohol misuse and the signs
Advertising campaigns ask us to consider how much alcohol we are consuming, but there is still confusion about units and glass sizes. How much is too much? “The recommended safe drinking levels are 21 units per week for men and 14 units for women,” says Doctor Bowskill of The Priory Hospital Brighton and Hove. “But obviously it’s not safe if these units are consumed in one binge. So another way of thinking about safe amounts is three to four units per day for men, or two to three units for women, with two or three days with no alcohol.” Read the rest of this article »
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