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Advice on alcohol

This section provides HPA’s low-risk alcohol drinking advice for adults and information and advice for parents and caregivers of children and teengers and for older people.

  • Low-risk alcohol drinking advice

    HPA’s alcohol drinking advice is designed to help you make an informed choice and help keep your risk of alcohol-related accidents, injuries, diseases and death low.

  • Advice for parents and caregivers

    Want help in talking to your teen about alcohol? What does the law says about supply to young people? What should you do when things go wrong? Find helpful information and advice and watch videos that illustrate helpful tips.

     

  • Information for older people about drinking alcohol

    How much alcohol can older people drink? What about alcohol and medicine interactions? Does alcohol impact on health problems? We all need to know more about alcohol and our health, as we age. Find helpful information and advice for older people and their family and friends.

 
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