If you think your alcohol use is putting you at risk of experiencing health, social, work and family problems, this guide will help you to understand more about your alcohol use behavior and give you some ideas about how to change your problems.

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Changing the alcohol use behavior can seem scary or difficult, but it is possible. Every small step you make will lead to a fruitful change in your life.

* If you are dependent on alcohol, you should definitely stop or reduce your drinking under the help of professionals. If you have any withdrawal symptoms or do not feeling well during the abstinence, please seek help from professionals.

II. Do you need to do something about your alcohol use?

First, you need to understand about the ‘definition of Alcoholism’ and ‘Alcohol and your health’. You can also use the following alcohol calories calculator to find out how many calories you consume per week from alcohol beverages.

*Calorimeter for reference only

*Calorimeter for reference only

Alcohol beverages supply calories but few nutrients and may contribute to unwanted weight gain. It will affect our body's fat and sugar metabolism efficiency.

Problems of abusing alcohol

You can write down any problems relating to your alcohol use.

Understand the reasons behind why you drink can help you to control your drinking. The followings are some common reasons why people choose to drink. You can also add any of your own reasons at the end of the list.

You now understand more about your drinking. You know how much you drink and why you drink.

Do you want to continue on drinking or you can cut down or stop drinking alcohol?

- Record the amount of alcohol you have drunk every day and understand the reasons behind your drinking

- Know the alcohol content of the beverages and choose drinks with a lower alcohol content

- Try to eat before drinking

- Alternate your alcoholic drinks with non- alcoholic drinks

- Mix your drink with ice or water to lower its alcohol content

- Sip your drinks slowly

- Avoid rounds, top-ups and re-fills

- Change your lifestyle in order to reduce your desire of drinking

- Seek help from professionals when necessary

More to know:

Alcohol affects your fetus’s health. It causes major and permanent birth defects, growth impairment, developmental problems and fetal alcohol syndromes.

Alcohol interacts with or affects the metabolism of many drugs, which results in increased toxicity, illness and even death

You should not drink before or when engaging in activities that require attention, skill and coordination. Alcohol impairs your reactions, perceptions, concentration, vision and hearing, etc. and therefore endangers yourself and others from these activities.

If you wish to understand more about the disadvantages of drinking alcohol and calculate how much do you drink, you can download the ‘Alcohol Unit Calculation’.