Alcohol Awareness - Tips on Reducing Your Alcohol Intake
Top tips to cut down on your alcohol intake :-
- Try making non alcoholic cocktails (mocktails) instead of cocktails, mocktails can be a refreshing, healthy substitute for alcoholic cocktails. Good points, no hangover, cost less and no embarrassing social media photos and posts to face the next day. Google Mocktail recipes for lots of great ideas.
- There are some very good non alcoholic beers, ciders, wines and even spirits available on the market. These are produced by well known brands such as Budweiser, Kopperberg and Eisberg to name a few. Why not give them a try.
- Remember exceeding 14 units a week can be harmful to your health, both short term and long term. Binge drinking is also not advised, don’t save up these units for the weekend. Two units a day over seven days is better than drinking 14 units over a weekend.
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Where to go for help on reducing your alcohol consumption
If you are concerned about your alcohol usage, a friend or family members alcohol usage there are support groups out there who can help. Talk to your GP or a friend or relative if you feel you can or alternatively there are organisations that can help. See below:
- West Berkshire under 18 – The Edge
Tel 01635 582002
Email – theedge@westberks.gov.uk.
- West Berkshire over 18’s contact – Swanswell Newbury
Tel 0300 0037025.
Email - wberksadmin@swanswell.org.
- Wokingham – SMART
Tel 0118 977 2022.
Email - wokingham@smartcjs.org.uk
- Bracknell – New Hope
Tel 01344 312260.
Email – new.hope@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
