Alcohol guidelines offer a simple message: drinking less is better

Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health emphasizes this: every drink counts and any reduction in consumption is beneficial.

The main recommendation of the recent report from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is for people who drink alcohol to reduce their consumption as much as possible, write guideline update co-chairs Catherine Paradis and Peter Butt.Unsplash photograph by Adam Wilson

Opinion

BY CATHERINE PARADIS, PETER BUTT

January 26, 2023

On Aug. 29, the results of the updated Canada’s Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines were released for public consultation. As the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction releases the final version of the new guidance this week, now called Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and...

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