• 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler¹
• 5-ounce glass of wine¹
• 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits¹
• Please note that alcoholic contents can vary depending on drink type and/or size

 

Reproduced with permission from The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov)

• At-risk drinking is the threshold of alcohol use that places a person at greater risk of alcohol abuse disorders, injuries, and health problems² 
• In the non-pregnant woman, greater than three drinks of any one occasion OR more than seven drinks per week is considered at-risk drinking^{2, 3}
• In the pregnant woman, any amount of alcohol use is considered at-risk drinking^{2, 3}
• The Surgeon General recommends that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant abstain from alcohol⁴ 
  

• Binge drinking is defined by The National Survey on Drug Use and Health as five or more drinks on the same occasion in the past 30 days⁵

1. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2008). Alcohol: A Women’s Health Issue (4th ed.) [Brochure].
2. Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health. Retrieved January 15, 2014 from The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Web site: http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/isyourdrinkingpatternrisky/whatsatriskorheavydrinking.asp
3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2011). ACOG committee opinion 496: At-Risk Drinking and Alcohol Dependence: Obstetric and Gynecologic Implications. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
4. Maryland PRAMS: Focus on Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings, NSDUH Series H-44, HHS Publication No. (SMA) 12-4713. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012.