Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Alcohol use disorders and withdrawal".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Alcohol-associated liver disease".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Toxic alcohol poisoning".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Treatment of acute poisoning caused by recreational drug or alcohol use".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Substance misuse in pregnancy".)
International
●International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD): Minimum legal age limits (2022)
●IARD: Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits (2019)
●IARD: Drinking guidelines – General population (2019)
Canada
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on harm reduction – An approach to reducing risky health behaviours in adolescents (2008, reaffirmed 2018)
United States
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Resources to prevent excessive alcohol use
●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee Opinion on at-risk drinking and alcohol dependence – Obstetric and gynecologic implications (2011, reaffirmed 2021)
●NIAAA: A practitioner's guide for alcohol screening and brief intervention for youth (revised 2021)
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement on alcohol use by youth (2019)
●AAP: Technical report on alcohol use by youth (2019)
Europe
●World Health Organization (WHO): Alcohol consumption and sustainable development fact sheet (2020)
United Kingdom
●UK Chief Medical Officers (CMO): Low risk drinking guidelines (2016)
●NICE: Quality standard on alcohol – Preventing harmful use in the community (2015)
Australia–New Zealand
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