Alcohol Information

• Standard Drinks
• Drinking Guidelines
• Drink Spiking

Standard Drinks

A common community misconception is that one alcoholic drink equals one standard drink. The reality is that alcohol is served in a variety of measurements and strengths.

Not knowing how much you are drinking can have a number of potential negative repercussions on an individual such as increasing the chance of drink driving and risky drinking behaviour.

Provided below is a quick and easy guide to knowing what is a standard drink in differing measurements and strengths of beer, wine and spirits.

Standard Drinks 2009

Drinking Guidelines 
What do the new drinking guidelines mean for Good Sports clubs?

The new Australian alcohol guidelines recommend that healthy men and women drink no more than two standard drinks on any day to reduce their risk of alcohol-related harm over a lifetime. While the new guidelines don’t represent specific criteria for clubs to meet at the various levels, they are an important discussion point for Project Officers when they meet with clubs at each accreditation level

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Drink Spiking

Drink spiking refers to the practice of adding alcohol or another substance to a person's drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) without their knowledge and is a crimial offence. There are many reasons why a drink might be spiked, but common motivations are for amusement or to enable sexual assault, rape or theft.

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