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To establish empirical, sex-specific guidelines for moderate alcohol intake among problem drinkers seeking moderation rather than abstinence.

June 1, 1995American Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Empirically based guidelines for moderate drinking: 1-year results from three studies with problem drinkers.

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To establish empirical, sex-specific guidelines for moderate alcohol intake among problem drinkers seeking moderation rather than abstinence.
Evaluated 1-year follow-up data from 205 participants (114 men, 91 women) across three intervention studies designed to reduce heavy drinking.
Categorized participants as 'problem-free' or 'problem' drinkers based on self-reported alcohol-related complications.
Determined optimal daily and weekly drinking cutoffs using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value analyses.
Drinking measure analyses using 95% confidence intervals for means established that safe moderation guidelines must be sex-specific.
Recommended limits to remain problem-free are no more than 4 standard drinks per day and 16 drinks per week for men.
Recommended limits for women are no more than 3 standard drinks per day and 12 drinks per week.

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Follow-up analysis reveals sex-specific moderate drinking thresholds for problem drinkers, suggesting weekly limits of 16 drinks for men and 12 for women.

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Sanchez‐Craig et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bc60fb33628da419cd5f8 https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.85.6.823

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Follow-up analysis reveals sex-specific moderate drinking thresholds for problem drinkers, suggesting weekly limits of 16 drinks for men and 12 for women.

Empirically based guidelines for moderate drinking: 1-year results from three studies with problem drinkers.

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Empirically based guidelines for moderate drinking: 1-year results from three studies with problem drinkers.

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