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About Standard Drink Sizes | Alcohol Use - CDC

A standard drink has 0.6 ounces (14 grams) of pure alcohol. The amount of pure alcohol in each drink depends on the alcohol content, or percent of alcohol by ...

What Is A Standard Drink? | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and ...

12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol · 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol · 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which is ...

What's a Standard Drink Measurment? - Rethinking Drinking | NIAAA

In the United States, a “standard drink” (also known as an alcoholic drink equivalent) is defined as any beverage containing 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of ...

Alcohol Facts - Alcoholic Beverage Control - CA.gov

A standard drink is 12 ounces of beer, four ounces of wine or 1-1/4 ounces of 80 proof distilled spirits. They all contain about the same amount of pure ...

Standard drink - Wikipedia

Definitions in various countries · 12 oz (341 mL) bottle of 5% alcohol beer, cider or cooler · 1.5 oz (43 mL) shot of 40% hard liquor (vodka, rum, whisky, gin etc ...

Count Your Drinks - Vaden Health Services - Stanford University

A standard drink refers to one 12-oz. beer, one 5-oz. glass of wine, or one 1.5-oz. shot of distilled spirits.. For pregnant women, any drinking ...

What is a Drink of Alcohol? - MN Dept. of Health

A standard drink is 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. The picture below helps visualize how “one drink” looks across beverage types. Alcoholic drinks ...

Understanding Standard Serving Sizes & Limiting Alcohol

A standard drink contains 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol. This often is much less than the amount of alcohol in a can, bottle, or mixed cocktail.

What is a standard drink? - Alcohol and Drug Foundation

An Australian standard drink contains 10g of alcohol (12.5ml of pure alcohol). ... varying glass sizes at different venues; drinks mixed with ...

What is a Standard Drink?

Alcohol. Beer. 12 oz 5%. 60% 0.6 oz. Wine. 5 oz 12% 60% 0.6 oz. Hard Liquor. /Spirits. (gin, whiskey). 1 ½ oz. 40%. 60%. 0.6 oz. Page 2. Standard Drink ...

Learn Alcohol Basics - Virginia ABC

Standard size drinks contain approximately the same amount of alcohol and help estimate BAC. They are defined as 12 ounces of beer at 5% ABV, 5 ounces of wine ...

Standard Size Drink Comparison - UCLA Police Department

Below you will find the typical standard drinks of a 12 oz. beer, a 4 oz. glass of wine, and a 1.25 oz. shot of hard liquor.

Standard Drinks Homepage - Standard Drinks

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, one standard drink or “drink equivalent” contains 0.6 ounces of ethanol (the pure alcohol that is in ALL ...

Alcohol Serving Size: Calculators

One standard drink contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. Different beverages have different concentrations of alcohol listed as percent alcohol by volume or % ...

What is a standard drink? - HealthyWA

285 mL of full strength beer · 425 mL of low strength beer · 100 mL of wine (red and white) · 30 mL of spirits · 275 mL bottle of ready-to-drink beverage (5 per ...

Limit Alcohol - National Center for Health Promotion and Disease ...

12 oz. regular beer, usually about 5% alcohol; 8-9 oz. malt liquor (7% alcohol); 5 oz. table wine (12% ...

Knowing Your Limits with Alcohol

So, they're each equal to one standard drink. 02. 43 ml. 1.5 oz. 40% alc/vol.

Standard drinks guide

Standard drinks are a way to measure how much alcohol you drink. Drinks come in different sizes and some are stronger than others.

How much is a standard drink? - European Code Against Cancer

As a rough guide, a standard drink contains about 10–12 grams of pure alcohol (see Figure 1). However, be aware that some restaurants and bars serve larger ...

Standard Drink Size - Ottawa Public Health

How many standard drinks are in the whole container? · Read the label to see the alcohol % for the type of alcohol you are drinking (e.g. 5%, 7% ...


Standard drink

A standard drink or unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation to recommendations about alcohol consumption and its relative risks to health.