Help with alcohol

Drinking more than the recommended amount of alcohol regularly can lead to serious health problems including liver disease and cancers. It can also lead to falls, accidents and sickness.

You can cut back on drinking without cutting it out if you don’t want to. Aim for lower strength or swap some drinks for non-alcoholic. Try to stick within these guidelines:

• try to avoid regularly drinking more than 14 units per week
• if you do drink 14 units a week, spread this over 3 days or more
• have several days each week where you don’t drink any alcohol

(14 units is 6 pints of average strength beer or 10 small glasses of low strength wine.)

Lots of people find the Drink Free Days app helps to:

• keep track of drink-free days
• get simple and practical tips to help you control your drinking
• receive reminders when you need it most
• celebrate milestones when you reach your targets

Pregnancy and alcohol

If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the safest approach for your baby is not to drink alcohol at all. Drinking during pregnancy can cause long-term harm to the baby.