It should always be Dry January, according to new guidelines on alcohol consumption released in Canada, concluding no amount of alcohol is safe and having any more than two drinks a week is risky.
The report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) marks a big shift from its previous guidelines in 2011, which recommended no more than 15 drinks for men and 10 drinks for women per week to reduce long-term health risks.
They're also dramatically different to current Australian guidelines, which say healthy men and women should drink no more than 10 standard drinks a week.
