Alcohol Awareness Week

 
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Monday 7th - Sunday 13th July

Making small changes to your drinking can help you feel better.

This year’s Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 7-13th July 2025. It is an annual event which aims to raise awareness about the impact of alcohol on health and wellbeing. The theme this year is Alcohol and Work.  

Alcohol Change UK will be looking to open conversation about the relationship between alcohol and work to help us better understand it and give advice on changes we can make to improve things for everyone. 

Around 10 million people in the UK regularly consume alcohol in ways that can have harm to our health and wellbeing. 

 

How can drinking alcohol affect the human body?

  • Headaches 
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Sleepless nights
  • Hangovers

Prolonged alcohol consumption can have an impact on our wellbeing over an extended period of time. Drinking more than 14 units of alcohol a week is deemed to be one of the many risk factors putting damage to your health. 

Alcohol is linked to over 200 medical conditions, including cancer, heart disease and liver disease.

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Benefits of cutting down

  • Feeling less tired during the day
  • Better weight management
  • Feeling more energetic
  • Better looking skin
  • Feeling better in the mornings

 

 
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Tips on how to manage your alcohol consumption

  • Count your drinks

Set limits on how many days a week you plan to drink and how many drinks you have. For example, limit yourself to one or two drinks and plan to be alcoholic free for the other days. There are apps which can help to monitor your drinks, such as NHS Drink Free Days, My Drinkaware and Try Dry.  Understanding how much alcohol counts as a ‘’standard drink’’ may also help.

  • Stay hydrated

Have a glass of water before you consume alcohol and alternate alcoholic drinks with water or other non-alcohol drinks.

  • Find support 

Let your friends, family, healthcare provider or support service know you’re cutting down, they can help offer support and assist to measure and monitor.

  • Mange your ‘‘triggers’’

If particular environments, activities or people tempt you to drink more, you can keep your distance to avoid these triggers.

 

Useful contacts for alcohol problems

  • Drinkline is the national alcohol helpline. If you're worried about your own or someone else's drinking, you can call this free helpline in complete confidence. Call 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm).
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves getting sober with the help of regular support groups.
  • Al-Anon Family Groups offer support and understanding to the families and friends of problem drinkers, whether they're still drinking or not.

How to get involved in your community

Alcohol Awareness Week helps to gather communities together and is an opportunity for charities, authorities, GP Surgeries, businesses and more to discuss the relationship between alcohol and work. 

Are you interested in taking part in Alcohol Awareness Week? 

Take a look at this website for more information.

Published: Jul 3, 2025