Know your own limits

Alcohol affects different people differently. Make sure you understand your own relationship with alcohol and your own limits.
Drinking even a little can increase risk for some people, so it is important to understand how your own body responds to alcohol and to follow advice you may have been given by a health professional.
Your body will tell you when you have had too much. If you are starting to feel tipsy, stop drinking alcohol and switch to a non-alcoholic drink or to water and make sure you have something to eat.