Alcohol Health

Learn how different aspects of your physical and mental health can be affected by alcohol and improved by quitting

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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.

Foetal alcohol syndrome (FASD) guide

Learn about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD): causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment. Our guide provides expert insights and relevant resources.

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

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...

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!

Does Your Skin Pay a Price for your Sweet Tooth,...

Many of us are more likely to want to make a positive health choice based on vanity, such as how we look, rather than as a result of health concerns.

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...

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.