Tips for controlling your drinking

There are a number of things you can do to keep your drinking under control, including the following:

• Set limits for yourself and stick to them

• Start with a non-alcoholic drink

• Try having a 'spacer' - alternating non-alcoholic drinks with alcoholic drinks

• Drink slowly. Take sips not gulps

• Try a low alcohol alternative to a pre-mixed drink

• Eat before or while you are drinking, avoid salty snacks, they make you thirsty

• Avoid rounds or 'shouts'

• Have one drink at a time, so you can keep track

• Avoid sculling competitions, and drinking games

• Stay busy - don't just sit and drink

• Be assertive - don't be pressured into drinking more than you want or intend to.