Table 1 drinking thresholds (women/men), in grams of pure alcohol and UK units. 1 UK unit = 10 ml or 8 g of pure alcohol
Heavy episodic | Heavy weekly | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Threshold | Grams | UK units | Grams | UK units |
1 | 48+/64+ | 6+/8+ | 112+/168+ | 14+/21+ |
2 | 96+/128+ | 12+/16+ | 280+/400+ | 35+/50+ |
3 | 144+/192+ | 18+/24+ | 480+/640+ | 60+/80+ |
4 | 192+/256+ | 24+/32+ | 680+/880+ | 85+/110+ |