It's Alcohol Awareness Week, 11 to 17 November, highlighting the risks of drinking too much alcohol and providing information on how to change your drinking behaviour.
As part of the week the Healthy Knowsley Service will be in Tesco in Prescot on Thursday 14 November, 9.30am to 12pm, providing information on the health benefits of making changes to your drinking behaviour and promoting sign up to Dry January.
Dry January is the 31 day challenge to take a month off drinking alcohol in the New Year and sign up is now open for Dry January 2020.
Support Alcohol Awareness Week
You can take part in this year's Alcohol Awareness Week by visiting the Alcohol Change UK website to:
- Test your knowledge on all things alcohol with the alcohol quiz
- Explore the interactive body map to see how alcohol affects our bodies
- Take a closer look at the drinking guidelines to better understand how much is too much
- Check how healthy your drinking is with the drinking quiz
- Get top tips on ways to cut down
- Find extra support if you need it
Changing your drinking behaviour can be as simple as sticking to the guidelines of 14 units a week or less, spread over three or more days with several drink-free days each week.
To find out more about Dry January and sign up visit www.dryjanuary.org.uk
