Alcohol Awareness Week 3-9 July 2023

Posted on June 30th, 2023

Next week (3-9 July 2023) is Alcohol Awareness Week – a chance for us all to get thinking about drinking.

The harm caused by alcohol affects millions of people every year in the form of health problems, financial worries, relationship breakdown and family difficulties. It brings with it huge social costs too with the significant pressure it places on the NHS, the emergency services, police, and workplaces.

The total social cost of alcohol to society is estimated to be at least £21 billion each year. But the personal costs are much starker with alcohol death rates increasing to the highest rate since records began since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and millions more people suffering from worsened mental and physical health every day as a result of harmful drinking.

But the cost of alcohol to individuals, our relationships, our families, and our stretched vital public services doesn’t have to be so high.  We can all take steps to make a change. And with improved support and prevention, we can save money and save lives.

Alcohol Awareness Week is coordinated by Alcohol Change UK.   Visit  alcoholchange.org.uk to find out more.