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What is a standard drink?

Number 1.25 revised June 2009
For general audience

An Australian standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol (12.5ml of pure alcohol). By counting standard drinks you can keep track of how much you are drinking and how that compares to the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol.

This fact sheet provides a guide to how many standard drinks are in common containers of alcohol.

For more information about a specific alcoholic drink, read the label on the bottle, can or cask. It will list approximately how many standard drinks are inside the container.

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