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Drinking alcohol is taking a risk of hazard to your health, finances, the legal system, and relationships. It is a risk because you may not negatively affect your health, savings, the law, or your relationships by your drinking, but there is a chance you will. We can’t accurately say absolutely it will happen, but you cannot accurately say it will not happen. That is the risk. The risk increases when you drink over 14 drinks a week if you are a man or 7 drinks a week if you are a woman. By a drink, we are talking about a standard drink containing ½ ounce of alcohol. Some drinks contain more alcohol and count as two drinks even though you only had one glass. Learn more about risk taking to better your chances of the outcome you want to happen and to avoid the outcome you do not want to happen.