It’s Alcohol Awareness Week 2024! This year the campaign is running from 1st to 7th July on the theme of understanding alcohol harm to help bring about alcohol change so that alcohol doesn’t stay the centre of our story. The campaign is coordinated by Alcohol Change UK, an organisation which wants to see a Britain with alcohol but without serious alcohol harm. This vision of a healthier, happier country is within our grasp if we embrace some changes.
Understanding Alcohol Harm
When we think of the harm caused by alcohol, we might think of things like town centre binge-drinking or violence, or some serious health conditions, like liver disease or alcohol dependency, which tend to impact the very heaviest drinkers among us. But, as important as these are, that’s only part of the story.
The truth is that alcohol harm affects every one of us living in the UK with the effects on individuals rippling out to our families, friends, communities and broader society.
Put simply, alcohol harm can be used to describe any time when alcohol is having a negative effect on our lives, or the lives of those around us, however small. That could mean when it gets in the way of the things that really matter, like our relationships, work, or our hobbies, or when it damages our health and wellbeing.
For more information on alcohol harm, check out the video below from Alcohol Change UK or click here to visit their website.
Find out more about the impacts of alcohol and get tips for cutting down
To find out more information about the range of impacts which alcohol can have, or to find tips on cutting down on your alcohol consumption, click here to visit the Alcohol Change UK website.
Get in volved in Alcohol Awareness Week 2024
Alcohol Awareness Week is an opportunity for charities, local authorities, GP surgeries, businesses and more to think and talk about alcohol harm with their communities. To access more information on Alcohol and how you can get involved, click here to visit the Alcohol Change UK website.
