What is Responsible Alcohol Use?


            Most people don’t realize that more than one drink a day for women or two drinks a day for men can increase
            their risk for health and safety problems. Scientific research has clearly defined the health risks and benefits of
            alcohol use for most people. The guidelines used in The Domino Strategy for Responsible Alcohol Use are
            taken from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005.

            Just as one domino can tip the next one causing a change reaction to occur, the same philosophy can be applied
            to drinking alcohol. With each drink there is a deterioration of judgment, alertness, self-control, reasoning and
            memory. It becomes harder to detect danger and decision-making skills become impaired. This is why teaching
            people to count their drinks and stay within the low-risk consumption guidelines is so important.

0 - Alcohol for people who are:
      • Under 21.
      • Pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding.
      • Operating any type of vehicle or machinery.
      • Recovering alcoholics or chemically dependent.
      • Using certain medications.

1 - No more than one standard drink per day for women.

2 - No more than two standard drinks per day for men.

1 standard drink = 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of
80-proof sprits.

While we cannot mandate that people follow The Domino Strategy, we can
make every effort to educate and urge people to voluntarily adopt a
0-1-2 lifestyle.