For most adults, moderate alcohol use - up to two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women and older people - causes few if any problems. (One drink equals one 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.)

Certain people should not drink at all, however:

• Women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
• People who plan to drive or engage in other activities that require alertness and skill (such as using high-speed machinery)
• People taking certain over-the-counter or prescription medications
• People with medical conditions that can be made worse by drinking
• Recovering alcoholics
• People younger than age 21.

  (See also "Publications," Alcohol Alert 16: Moderate Drinking; Alcohol Alert No. 27: Alcohol-Medication Interactions; Alcohol Alert No. 50: Fetal Alcohol Exposure And The Brain; Alcohol Alert No. 52: Alcohol And Transportation Safety.)
  
  
  
  
  

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