Did you know that next week (14-20 November) sees the start of alcohol awareness week?

An initiative run by Alcohol Concern (you know them- the founders of Dry January!) which aims to raise awareness of the risks of alcohol to your health.

With facts such as ‘Alcohol related harm costs England around £21bn per year, with £3.5bn to the NHS, £11bn tackling crime & £7.3bn from lost work days’ and ‘Alcohol is a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions, cancers; high blood pressure, and depression’ it’s easy to begin to build a picture of why this week is so important.alcohol-awareness-design

Another shocking statistic from the Department of Transport is ‘almost 1 in 5 drink related accidents happen the morning after.’

In support of this campaign we are offering our talkhealth community the chance to receive 1 of 10 home breathalyser kits.

To be in with a chance like this post and leave a comment below with the #AAW2016

Ten people will be picked at random on Friday 18th November and notified by email

  

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31 Responses to Alcohol awareness week

  1. A brilliant idea as I know I drink far too much

    on November 16, 2016 at 1:15 pm Susan
  2. no coment

    on November 16, 2016 at 1:29 pm Scott Ballantyne
  3. Ithink its important to know your levels the morning after

    on November 16, 2016 at 2:15 pm Diane Lewis
  4. #AAW2016

    on November 16, 2016 at 5:22 pm emily walker
  5. Interesting subject matter

    on November 16, 2016 at 8:42 pm Jillian doran
  6. I DRINK 2-3 PINTS DAILY…..IS THIS SAFE ?

    on November 17, 2016 at 5:56 am LES MYERS
  7. NICE TO HAVE AN AWARENESS WEEK FOR ALCOHOL

    on November 17, 2016 at 12:33 pm SUSAN SHAW

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