Canada's Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines

For more information on Canada's Low Risk Alcohol Drinking guidlines, click here.

Some choices you might want to make before you head out!

  • I’ll say no when I don’t really want a drink (even if you choose to drink, you don’t have to drink at every party or every time you meet friends at the bar).
  • I won’t drink out of boredom. If I’m bored, I’ll go home.
  • I’ll spend only a set amount of money on drinking and I’ll only take that much.
  • I won’t borrow money for booze.
  • I’ll only have __ drinks.
  • I’ll switch to pop, juice or water when I reach my limit.
  • I won’t play drinking games.
  • I’ll go home at (set a time).
  • I won’t drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. I will plan in advance for a safe way to get home.