This page provides access to the full guidelines and the underlying evidence base. 

A plain English summary and resources to help you apply the guidelines in daily life are available on our alcohol health advice page.

The guidelines provide health professionals, policy makers and the Australian community with evidence-based advice on the health effects of drinking alcohol. The guidelines aim to help individuals make informed decisions about drinking alcohol. The guidelines are also intended to form the evidence base for policy making and educational materials.

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DS14
ISBN
97818649607 Online
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The guidelines can be accessed in a PDF document in the download section below. 

NHMRC also uses an electronic approach for publishing guidelines. For these guidelines, the recommendations and evidence base are presented in the online platform MAGICapp.
 

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1. Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol 2.13 MB
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2. Evidence evaluation report - Evaluating the evidence on the health effects of alcohol consumption 2.4 MB
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3. Technical report evaluating the evidence on the health effects alcohol consumption 2.71 MB
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4. Systematic literature review on the association between alcohol consumption and mental health6.04 MB
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5. Technical report systematic review of the association between alcohol consumption and mental health 3.76 MB
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6. Systematic review of the association between alcohol consumption and long-term mild cognitive impairment1.83 MB
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7. Technical report systematic review of the association between alcohol consumption and cognitive impairment2.03 MB
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8. Systematic review of the association between alcohol consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding health outcomes 2.08 MB
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9. Technical report systematic review alcohol consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding and health outcomes1.43 MB
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10. Evaluation of submitted evidence on the health effects of alcohol consumption 2.84 MB
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11. Modelling report - Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in Australia1.04 MB
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12. Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in Australia308.59 KB
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