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Alcohol withdrawal symptoms: causes, timeline, duration, prevention, and treatment

Learn about alcohol withdrawal symptoms, including pangs and delirium tremens. Get expert advice on preventing and treating alcohol withdrawal safely.

Breastfeeding & drinking alcohol guide: Is it safe?

This article provides information on the relationship between breastfeeding and drinking alcohol. It will include information on how much alcohol passes into breastmilk, the impact it can have on a...
Drunk and lonely latin man holding a rum or whiskey bottle (image focused on his drink)

The signs of an alcoholic & How to help them...

Alcoholism is a complex and chronic disease. We explain the key signs of an alcoholic and how to help them
two ladies jumping for joy at being free of alcohol

The long-term & short-term benefits of stopping drinking

This article explores the benefits of stopping drinking alcohol to your body and health at various stages, from the first 24 hours to 30 days and beyond
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Giving up alcohol guide & timeline

This article is intended to provide a comprehensive guide on giving up alcohol, including the benefits of abstaining and the timeline of what happens to the body after quitting.

I Don’t do Self-help Books! Three Days Later I Quit

What happened was a surprise re-wiring of my brain. In spite of my scepticism - three days later I quit smoking!

What’s behind the elective-sobriety trend

An interesting (and long) read - especially for anyone feeling “sober curious” & a quick mention for Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Drinking Programme. Why people are giving up drinking,...

Don’t count the bottles in my recycling bin. Please

“We had a few people over for a dinner party at the weekend”, except we hadn’t. I’d had a quiet, solitary weekend. No denying it - this was all my...

Reckless Booze Adverts Make a Mockery of DrinkAware Campaigns!

It’s surely not coincidental that the only part of the "ENJOY RESPONSIBLY" logo that is actually readable to the passer-by is the word “ENJOY”. Whereas "ENJOY" is written in large...

How do I stop drinking naturally on my own?

Most drinkers don’t realise that the problem with alcohol addiction is 1% physical and 99% mental

I’m under a lot of stress at the moment, should...

Many believe that smoking and vaping relieves stress and so in such situations it makes it difficult to quit but the reality is that it is actually a stress creator.

I am a strong-willed person in all other areas of...

It is a common misconception that it takes willpower to stop drinking & quit alcohol, and that belief alone can make it difficult to quit.