• You should drink no more than 9 pints of 3-4% lager/beer per week or no more than 7 pints of 5% lager/beer per week or no more than 2 bottles wine per week or no more than 2/3 bottle spirits per week.

FOR FEMALES:

• A maximum of 14 units should be consumed in any one week.
• Within a period of one week there should be at least two drink-free days.
• No more than 3 units should be consumed in any one day.

Effectively this means the following:

• You should drink no more than 1.5 pints of 3-4% lager/beer (Carlsberg/Heinekin) or 1 pint of 5% lager/beer (like Stella/Kronenberg) or 1/4 bottle of wine or 1/10th bottle of spirits on any one night.
• You should have at least two days in the week when you drink no alcohol at all.
• You should drink no more than 6 pints of 3-4% lager/beer per week or no more than 4.5 pints of 5% lager/beer per week or no more than 1.5 bottles wine per week or no more than 1/2 bottle of spirits per week.

Now, for someone who is used to drinking heavily, these guidelines may seem rather mean.

From one perspective, I agree; if you find drinking enjoyable then you may think it is acceptable to take some risks with your health in order to enjoy life more. May be you like to 'live for the moment' rather than spend all your time planning to stay alive as long as possible. After all (you might say to yourself), "I could find myself walking across the road tomorrow and be knocked over - why not enjoy today for today?"

In general, there is nothing wrong with that argument at all. What is wrong with it in your case is that you are already experiencing problems caused by alcohol; if you weren't there is no way you would have read this far.