Transcript Know your standards - standard drinks activity

K N OW YO U R STA N DA R D S – A LCO H O L AWA R E N ES S
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S TA N D A R D D R I N K S
What is a standard drink and what are they used for?
• A standard drink is an alcoholic beverage which
contains 10 grams of alcohol.
•The higher percentage of alcohol in a beverage
the less liquid is required for a standard drink (ie
the smaller the drink size).
WHAT IS A
STANDARD
DRINK?
•Alternatively the lower in alcohol content a
beverage the more liquid would be required for
a standard drink.
•One standard drink always contains the same
amount of alcohol regardless of container size
(eg bottle, can or glass size) or type of alcoholic
beverage (i.e. beer, wine, or spirit).
• A standard drink does not necessarily reflect a
typical serving size.
ACTIVITY
6-8 volunteers
Each volunteer will have an empty cup with an alcoholic beverage written on
the cup
Each volunteer will pour what they believe a standard drink is of the respective
beverage they have on their cup
NOTE – if it is vodka, scotch, Jim Beam etc it is straight and not mixed with soft
drink
TYPES OF STANDARD DRINKS
Department of Health and Ageing
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW
ABOUT STANDARD DRINKS?
•Enables us to know how much either ourselves of our friends have consumed
•Allows us to understand our own limits and the limits of our friends and peers
•Gives us the ability to estimate our own Blood Alcohol Concentration (B.A.C.)
level
•Why else might knowing about Standard Drinks be useful?
RESOURCES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
RESOURCES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Adapted for drug info @ your library from the Alcohol Education Session by Alcocups.
www.druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au