|  - Women are recommended not to regularly drink more than 2 - 3 units a day
- Men are recommeded not to regularly drink more than 3 - 4 units a day
- Alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant
- Regular heavy drinking can cause heart and liver disease
- It is estimated that around 30,000 people die of liver disease every year in the UK
- It is estimated that alcohol is a factor in one third of rapes in the UK
- In 2009/10 there were over a million alcohol related admissions to hospital
- Alcohol has no nutritional value
- There are 7 calories in a gram of alcohol, which is almost as many as in pure fat.
Source: www.drinkaware.co.uk and www.nhs.uk
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