Get help

If you’re concerned about your relationship with alcohol, or someone else’s, there’s a range of resources and support available.

  • Alcohol Anonymous Australia is a free support group that offers help for anyone choosing to stop drinking.
  • The Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol by the National Health and Medical Research Council aim to help individuals make informed decisions about drinking alcohol.
  • BeyondBlue provides information on alcohol and mental health. It also offers immediate support. Call 1300 22 4636 24 hours / 7 days a week.
  • The Department of Health provides information on the risk factors for cancer, including alcohol.
  • DrinkWise provides a list of alcohol support services
  • Australia provides information on talking to your teen about alcohol.
  • Health Engine offers a blood alcohol concentration calculator so you can better understand how alcohol affects you.
  • The National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline provides free and confidential advice about alcohol and other drugs. Call 1800 250 015.
  • The National Organisation for FASD (NOFASD) helps people affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by linking those with lived experience with researchers and clinicians.
  • 1800Respect provides confidential information, counselling and support service to people experiencing sexual assult, and domestic and family violence

Are you concerned about the effects of drinking?

Whether it's about yourself or someone else, use our drinking self-assessment to understand the risk.

If you or someone you know is drinking problematically, our list of support networks is a good place to start.