DWI Alchohol:How to Cut Back on Drinking

1. Write down your reasons for drinking less.

   Why do you want to drink less? To protect your health, to get along better with your family or friends, to do better in school or to save your job? Make a list of the reasons you want to drink less.

2. Set a drinking goal.

   Choose a limit for how much you will drink. A common guideline in the U.S. is no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks a day for men. These daily drinks can't be "saved" and consumed later. For example, a man can't abstain all week and then consume all 14 drinks in one day.

   Most countries define moderation at higher levels of consumption than does the US. For example, Australia, Italy and France consider anything from three to over four drinks per day for men to be moderate drinking. 2.1

3. Keep a "diary" of your drinking.

   To help you reach your goal, keep a diary of your drinking. For example, write down every time you have a drink for three or four weeks. This will show you when, where, and how much you drink. How different is you goal from the amount you drink now?

Week:
	# of drinks	type of drinks	place consumed
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.