Drugs and alcohol
Alcohol can harm your health and have a negative impact on yourself, your family and the wider community. Find out more about the health risks at Health Risks - Reduce My Risk
Drinking less alcohol can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing and even small changes can help you feel better.
Take a look at these top tips to help you change the way you drink and see the links below for further information and support.
- Know your alcohol units - Chief Medical Officer advice is to drink no more than 14 units a week to stay low risk. Do you know your units? Try this handy quiz at: www.reducemyrisk.tv
- Have at least three alcohol free days each week - the more the better. Download the Try Dry app to help. www.alcoholchange.org.uk/app
- Keep track - recording what you drink will help you understand how much you are drinking, use the Try Dry app to help. www.alcoholchange.org.uk/app
- Take a break from alcohol - it can help you re-set your relationship if you feel your drinking is getting out of hand
- Any level of drinking can be a risk to health - Wear Recovery has a range of support to help with any concerns you might have. You can contact Wear Recovery on 0800 234 6798 or visit the website
If you would like further information, you may find the links below useful:
Healthy changes | Links for Life Sunderland - Find out more information and get support for alcohol and drugs
Drink less - Better Health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) - for more tips and advice to help you cut back
www.reducemyrisk.tv - for information about health risks of alcohol
NHS Choices - Alcohol in pregnancy - information about the dangers of drinking alcohol when pregnant
Talk to Frank - facts and advice on drug and substance misuse
