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Scotland's first Alcohol Awareness Week

21st–27th October 2007.

 

The drinks industry, health professionals and the Scottish Government have all joined forces for a week-long initiative to foster a culture of sensible drinking within Scotland.

Alcohol Support Ltd provides choice and a range of support services for anyone with an alcohol problem and those affected by someone else's alcohol problem in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

We have organised a number of events throughout the area where we support clients, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, and will be joining forces with representatives from NHS Grampian, JADAT, ADAT, Grampian Police, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council. 

The focus of the week will be:

  • To get the public to talk about what a unit of alcohol is.

  • help people improve their understanding of their own drinking habits enabling them to make informed decisions about responsible drinking.

  • Try out the beer goggles which demonstrate the effect excessive alcohol can have on co-ordination.

  • Learn how to calculate your units

  • Get tips for health drinking

  PlPlease support the Big Issue which has an alcohol awareness week feature.

 

 

Timetable of Events

Monday 22nd October 2007

11 am – 4 pm

Asda, Bridge of Dee StoreASDA

Tuesday 23rd October 2007

11 am – 4 pm

Bon-Accord Centre, Aberdeen

Wednesday 24th October 2007

11 am – 4 pm

Asda, Huntly StoreASDA
Thursday 25th October 2007

11 am – 4 pm

Tesco, InverurieTesco.com
Friday 26th October 2007

11 am – 4 pm

Tesco, WesthillTesco.com
Saturday 27th October 2007

10 am – 1 pm

Community FunDay - Make A Difference, Hill of Banchory Primary

If your business would like to support the week contact

 gillian.kindness@alcoholsupport.co.uk  or telephone:  01224 595981

 
News Items
Tackling drink problems: 25 Oct : I Was touched by the story of Michael Cameron (Evening Express, October 24) who is fighting to get his life on track after years of excessive drinking.
 

Alcohol is fuelling young criminals, warns jail boss 25 Oct :
An alarming increase in the number of young people committing alcohol-fuelled offences has been identified by the head of one of Scotland's busiest jails, the Press and Journal can reveal.

 

I lost two wives and a business to drink .. But now I'm fighting back
24 Oct :
As He slumped unconscious on the floor of his Aberdeen home, Michael Cameron was hours from death.

 

Bid to encourage healthy attitude towards drink 23 Oct :
Drinkers were yesterday urged by the Scottish Government to think about how many units of alcohol they are consuming.

 
STV.TV The_country's_first_Alcohol_Awareness_Week_is_underway
First awareness week aims to get people thinking about what they're drinking. www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/10/22112440
 

Countdown to Alcohol Awareness Week

www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/09/19123900 
 

Alcohol Focus Scotland:  "Alcohol Awareness Week gives us the opportunity to address this lack of understanding. Action teams across Scotland will be working very hard this week and ...
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/newsandevents/newsdetail.asp?iportdocid=361
 
'Guessed' drink limits still important, say alcohol charities 22 Oct :
Scottish alcohol charities have given their backing to safe drinking guidelines despite claims the figures were "plucked out the air" 20 years ago.

 
Doctors call for crackdown on alcohol labels 20 Oct :
Doctors' leaders today called for compulsory labelling of alcohol in a bid to help tackle binge drinking. Leaders of the British Medical Association Scotland want more consistent information on the alcohol......

 
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