• SilverCloud - Space From Alcohol

  This elearning programme encourages you to take a look at your relationship with alcohol, reflect on your patterns, and determine if your have a need and want to reduce or eliminate usage. This programme uses Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques in a confidential, judgement-free space. Tools to Educate and Evaluate By educating yourself on what safe and unsafe consumption looks like, and the impacts alcohol can have on one’s physical and mental wellSome readers

• Free stop smoking support for NHS staff

  Deciding to quit smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health, but it doesn’t make quitting easy. You are more likely to stay quit with the help of specialist targeted support and medication. Now NHS colleagues in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland can access such help for free, thanks to local Staff Tobacco Dependency Teams. The Let’s Quit TogetSome readers

• Alcohol and COVID-19

  This guide explores how stress during the pandemic has increased alcohol use, and looks at helpful tools to bring things back on track.Few readers

• Alcohol and you - Self-help guide

  Advice from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for adults who want to learn more about the risks of drinking alcohol, or you're curious about the current guidelines for how much is safe to drink. Perhaps you are concerned that you may be drinking too much, or others have pointed out that you may have a problem with alcohol, or you're worried about someone else's drinking habits. Here you can access self-help guides as a leaflet to download, as a 45 minute audio guide, oFew readers

• What is sober shaming?

  Increasing numbers of us are choosing to cut out alcohol. A 2019 report by the Office of National Statistics says the average person drinks around 40% less than in 2004, with one in five choosing not to drink at all. But new research reveals that the path to conscious drinking doesn’t always run smoothly, particularly for men who want to cut down or cut out alcohol entirely. This article explores how it is importantFew readers

• Are you misusing alcohol?

  Alcohol misuse is when you drink in a way that’s harmful or when you are dependent on alcohol. This guide look at how to check your drinking and ways to find help.Few readers

• What is addiction?

  Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you. We associate addiction with intense craving and giving in to something that we don’t actually want to do. It’s a common problem but help is available. Addictions include alcohol, drugs, smoking and gambling but we can become addicted to anything that stimulates the brain or gives us pleasure such food, the internet, shopping, sex or pornography. This guide (https://wwFew readers

• Drugs, alcohol and young adults

  Teenagers and young adults often become curious about legal and illegal drugs and experimentation is very common. It’s natural for teens to push boundaries and take risks as they try to ‘fit in’. At that age they may feel indestructible and will often fail to see the longer-term consequences of their actions. But substance misuse is one of the most common risks to a young person’s health and development. All drugs have the potential to cause harm and many are addictive. This article (https://wFew readers

• Gambling - Recovery Toolkit

  Affected by gambling? Learn practical ways to work towards where you want to be with this recovery toolkit from the specialists at GamCare.Few readers

• Gambling

  Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt. This guide explores how and where to get help if you or someone you know is affected.Few readers

• Sober challenges

  Alcohol consumption is linked to seven types of cancer, and the more you drink the more your risk increases. Sometimes regular drinkers recognise that they need to take a break. Some will do this of their own accord and fit it around their lifestyle. Others like to sign-up to one of the many ‘sober challenges’ that take place throughout the year. Sober challenges can motivate us to cut-down or even quit alcohol. The most well-known are Dry January and Sober October but there are lots of other waFew readers

• Alcohol Awareness - Lead Connect Care 22

  In this 1 hour 22 minute video from the Lead Connect Care Festival 22, Drew Jagger from Turning Point explains how alcohol misuse affects the body, explores practical steps to take to reduce risks, and shows where to get support.Few readers

• Alcohol and relationships

  This guide explores the negative effects of alcohol on relationships, and what you can do about these.Few readers