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4th July 2024
Alcohol Awareness Week - 2024
Welcome to Alcohol Awareness Week 2024, taking place 1st to 7th July 2024. During the week Alcohol ChangeUK [
] are sharing resources and information to raise awareness of the harm caused by alcohol and to learn more about the role that alcohol plays in our society.
The theme of this years Alcohol Awareness Week is *Understanding Alcohol Harm.*
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AA
Alcohol Change UK have shared a short film which explores the centre stage role that alcohol plays in our lives and in our society and how we can work together to change that.
Click *here* [
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Alcohol Myths Busted
There are many myths around alcohol, *""Drinking red wine is good for us."..?"*
Let's bust some myths about alcohol!
Click on the *FACT* button below to find out the truth...
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*""Alcohol helps us sleep...?""*
*""Alcohol harm only affects a few heavy drinkers."..?"*
*""There's nothing I can do if a loved one is drinking too much"...?"*
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Tips for cutting down
Stop
Having a few alcohol-free days each week is a good way to cut down and give your body a rest, boost your immune system, improve your mental health and wellbeing, and
save money.
Thinking about your drinking but not sure where to start? Click *here [
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Finding Support
Support [
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Your GP is your first port of call for alcohol problems. They will be able to provide confidential advice and refer you for extra support.
Check on your local authority website to see how you can access your local provider.
There are a number of NHS services directories you can use to find support and treatment services near you:
* *NHS England*: Click *here [
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*There are a number of organisations that can offer you support:*
*Recovery Steps Cumbria*, for anyone living in Cumbria who is ready to start their recovery journey, Recovery Steps can help you achieve your goal. *Call 01900 512300 (weekdays 9am-5pm), *to view their Website: *click here. [
] *Email: *referrals@recoverystepscumbria.org.uk. *
*Drinkline*, a free, confidential helpline for people who are concerned about their drinking, or someone else's. Call *0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am–8pm, weekends 11am–4pm).*
*DrinkCoach, *offer online coaching from an alcohol treatment specialist. Take a look at their website *here* [
] to find out more about tips, facts and to download their *DrinkCoach App.*
*Alcoholics Anonymous *whose helpline is open *24/7,* call *0800 9177 650*. If you would prefer, you can also email them at *help@aamail.org* or live chat via their website click *here [
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*Al-Anon *which offers support and understanding to the families and friends of dependent drinkers. You can call their confidential helpline on *0800 0086 811 (open 10am-10pm). Click *here [
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If you are looking for *Urgent Support*"," please contact the *Samaritans*, who are available *24/7* by phone on *116 123* or *email: jo@samaritans.org.*
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Stop drinking safely
People who are clinically alcohol dependent can die if they suddenly, completely stop drinking.
If you experience fits, shaking hands, sweating, seeing things that are not real, depression, anxiety, or difficulty sleeping after a period of drinking and while sobering up, then you may be clinically alcohol dependent and should *NOT* suddenly, completely stop drinking.
But you can still take control of your drinking. *Talk to a GP or your local community alcohol service see above contacts, you can get support and help for you to reduce your drinking safely.*
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Information for Practitioners
training
Alcohol Change UK, have produced a guide you can access by clicking *here. [
] *The guide provides information to help practitioners improve the well-being and safety of adults who are highly vulnerable, chronic, dependent drinkers.
Please visit the Alcohol Change UK website [
] for useful resources and learning opportunities aimed at practitioners and services who
support and treat people with alcohol problems.
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Get in touch!
For more information please contact us:
Email: csab@cumberland.gov.uk
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X: @cumbriasab [
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