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- Guidelines and impact
- How much is too much?
- Cutting down
- Apps to support you
- Specialist support available
Guidelines and impact
The recommend drinking no more than 14 units per week and to spread your drinking over three or more days.听听
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The impact on your mental health can include feelings of:听
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The physical impact can include:听听
- Sleep problems听
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- Weight gain听听
These are short-term effects. Long-term alcohol misuse increases the risk of heart disease, liver disease and cancer.听听
It can also impact your relationships, employment and finances.听
How much is too much?听
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The recommend drinking no more than 14 units of alcohol a week to keep health risks to a low level.听
- Use this to find out how many units are in a particular drink, or to check how much you鈥檙e drinking.听
- to learn what a unit of alcohol is.听听
Take a moment to reflect on your relationship with alcohol. Use these interactive tools, or watch the recorded webinars delivered by听听
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Cutting down听
Cutting down the amount you drink can be challenging, but the benefits of doing so are noticeable and widespread, including:听
- feeling better in the mornings听
- being less tired听
- having more energy听
- better-looking skin听
- saving money听
Long-term benefits include:听
- lower blood pressure听
- lower risk of stroke, hypertension, cancer and liver disease听
- lower cholesterol levels听
- better mood, memory and quality of sleep听
- help with weight management听
Read including 8 practical steps to help you cut down.听
Apps to support you
听- track the days you stay dry, choose to drink and how many units you consume. An easy-to-use, visual app that celebrates your achievements. You can also log your mood to help you notice the impact of cutting down your alcohol intake.听听
听- a听simple way to cut down on your drinking is by picking your days to go drink-free. Use this app to track your drink-free days. Get practical tips to help you control your drinking and achieve your targets.听
Specialist support for alcohol use
is available if you need help to reduce your alcohol intake. You may feel you need this if you:听听
- often feel the need to have a drink听听
- are unable to control how much you drink听
- get into trouble because of your drinking听听
- other people warn you about how much you're drinking听听
- think your drinking is causing you problems听听
If you have become physically dependent on alcohol, stopping suddenly could be harmful to your health. You should speak to your GP to help you reduce your alcohol intake safely, or, 听听
if you need to talk to someone about yours or someone you know alcohol intake and the impact of this.听听听
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