Alcohol Awareness Week 3 - 9 July 2023
04 July 2023
Alcohol Awareness Week is a campaign coordinated by Alcohol Change UK and is a chance for the UK to get thinking about drinking.
The theme for Alcohol Awareness Week 2023 is ‘Alcohol and cost', highlighting the personal costs of drinking too much and too often and the benefits of cutting down.
The personal costs of drinking can be huge, putting a strain on finances, relationships and health. Drinking alcohol can also leave us time poor, affecting our sleep, making us low in energy and less time present.
By taking control of our drinking, we can save money, gain back time, improve our health, relationships and have more energy and better sleep.
A great way to start is by recording what you drink for a few weeks to help you understand your drinking pattern, then setting yourself some achievable goals to get it back under control.
Use the free app ‘Try Dry’ to help you keep track, and set goals to help you cut down.
What's happening in Herefordshire?
Herefordshire Recovery Service offer free and confidential treatment available across Herefordshire to help reduce or stop alcohol use.
If you would like to find out more and pick up some tips and advice, Turning Point will be hosting pop up events throughout Alcohol Awareness Week. They will be providing general advice and info, testing peoples knowledge of units and safe levels of drinking, promoting the support available and sharing mocktail recipes.
You will find them at the following locations this week:
- High Town, Hereford - Wednesday 5 July
- Market Space, Ross (opposite Boots) - Thursday 6 July
- Corn Square, Leominster - Friday 7 July
10am – 4pm each day.
For more information on drinking alcohol safely, and where you can get support both locally and nationally visit the Alcohol page.
If you're thinking about cutting down on drinking but don't know where to start, there's a whole page of helpful tips on the Alcohol Change UK website.
If you want to cut down on drinking, why not try making your own (alcohol free) mocktails. You can find mocktail recipes on the Alcohol Change UK website.
