What is a standard drink?

US: United States; oz.: ounces.

* It can be difficult to estimate the number of standard drinks in a single mixed drink made with hard liquor. Depending on factors such as the type of spirits and the recipe, a mixed drink can contain from 1 to 3 or more standard drinks.

Reproduced with content from: National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and your health. Available at: http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov.