Drugs and alcohol

Alcohol can harm your health and have a negative impact on yourself, your family and the wider community. Find out more about the health risks at Health Risks - Reduce My Risk

Drinking less alcohol can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing and even small changes can help you feel better.

Take a look at these top tips to help you change the way you drink and see the links below for further information and support.

1. Know your alcohol units - Chief Medical Officer advice is to drink no more than 14 units a week to stay low risk. Do you know your units? Try this handy quiz at: www.reducemyrisk.tv
2. Have at least three alcohol free days each week - the more the better. Download the Try Dry app to help. www.alcoholchange.org.uk/app
3. Keep track - recording what you drink will help you understand how much you are drinking, use the Try Dry app to help. www.alcoholchange.org.uk/app
4. Take a break from alcohol  - it can help you re-set your relationship if you feel your drinking is getting out of hand
5. Ask for help if you need it - talk to your local GP, contact Wear Recovery: Phone: 0800 234 6798 Web: www.changegrowlive.org/sunderland

If you would like further information, you may find the links below useful:

Drink less - Better Health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) - for more tips and advice to help you cut back

www.reducemyrisk.tv - for information about health risks of alcohol

NHS Choices - Alcohol in pregnancy - information about the dangers of drinking alcohol when pregnant

Talk to Frank - facts and advice on drug and substance misuse