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Thinking about your drinking? Check out the new Drinkulator drink calculator. By answering a few simple questions about your health and lifestyle the Drinkulator can tell you if your current levels of drinking are safe - or if you should be concerned. Just click on the panel above.

Access the interactive Drinks Diary  at http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/drinks-diary/

Find out more information about  alcohol and drinking, from fascinating facts to practical tips to suit all kinds of people and occasions visit the Drinkaware Website at http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/

Safe Drinking Tips   

Enjoy your night out. Don't put yourself at risk by drinking too much.

• Alcohol might make you feel attractive and make you lose your inhibitions but when you're drunk you are also at your most vulnerable. Don't lose your friends even if you meet someone new - you might end up in a situation you regret.
  
   
• If you come home drunk don't light a cigarette or if you do make sure it's extinguished properly before you go to bed.
  
   
• Buy food on the way home, don't try and cook when you come home in case you leave the oven or chip pan on.
  
   
• Don't leave your drink unattended in a bar or accept a drink from a stranger.
  
   
• Don’t get into petty arguments in the pub – being drunk often makes people more aggressive than usual and arguments can lead to violence.
  
   
• Know how you are getting home. Have a reliable taxi number programmed into your mobile or arrange to get picked up from somewhere central and safe.
  
   
• Make sure you don’t spend all your money behind the bar – keep your fare home separately.
  
   
• Alcohol does not warm you up, despite what many people think. There is a severe risk of hypothermia if you start a long walk home and get lost or fall asleep outside.
  
   
• Don’t get into your car to drive home, even if you are convinced you are under the limit. Even very small amounts of alcohol affects reaction times so don’t risk it.
  
   
• Don’t mix drugs and alcohol – the results can be unpredictable and dangerous.