More Than Half of Canadians Aged 15 and Older Are Drinking More Than Recommended, Researchers Say

A bartender hands over a glass of the Hillhaven Lodge Fireside cocktail behind a display of alcoholic beverages, including the Hillhave Lodge Old Fashioned and the Ciroc French 75, available at the 2017 Emmy Awards Governors Ball press preview in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2017. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Over half of Canadians 15 years and older are drinking more than government-recommended guidelines say is safe, according to a new report.

A Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) article said that 57 percent of Canadians 15 years and older currently drink more than the amount recommended in Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health issued in 2023.