About ALAC
- ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
  
  Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
- ALAC's Vision
- What We Do
- ALAC Policies & Reports
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- Contact Us
Activities & Services
- The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
  
  This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
Alcohol & You
- Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
  
  Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
Legislation & Policy
- Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
Research & Resources
- This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
  
  ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
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- ALAC's Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics

Overall Body Effects

Alcohol affects all parts of the body including:

blood and immune system

bones and muscles

brain and nervous system

breasts (in women)

heart and blood pressure

kidneys and fluid balance

mouth and throat

pancreas and digestion of sugar

sexual and reproductive system - men

sexual and reproductive system - women

stomach and food pipe (oesophagus)

As well as potentially affecting the physical and mental health of individuals in many ways, chronic and heavy alcohol use can increase the risk of death[9] either directly, for example through acute alcohol poisoning or because alcohol causes a fatal disease such as cancer,[10] or indirectly, such as alcohol being a factor in violent death or suicide.

There is some evidence to suggest that moderate alcohol use can have some benefits to health, such as reducing risk of heart disease in older people[11] but it is difficult to attribute these benefits directly to alcohol due to other confounding factors. Alcohol does contribute to a high burden of disease in society in terms of years that people spend with disability or in poor health because of alcohol-related illnesses or injuries.[12, 13]