standard drink


A notional volume containing a specified amount of alcohol. One unit of alcohol is about 8 grams of pure ethanol, equal to a half pint of beer, a (small) glass of wine, half a glass of sherry or port, or one measure (shot glass) of spirits

standard drink

Substance abuse A 'unit' of alcohol consumption equal to 44 ml–a 'shot'–of 40% alcohol by volume, aka 'hard' liquor–gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, or 150 ml of 12% alcohol by volume–eg, wine, or 360 ml of 5% alcohol by volume–eg, beer. See Alcoholic type I, Alcoholic type II, Alcoholism.

standard drink

In alcohol-related research either one 12 oz serving of beer, 5 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of distilled spirits.