Drinkers urged to consider effects of alcohol on their health during Alcohol Awareness Week

Tayside residents are being urged to think about the effects of alcohol-related harm as the NHS raises awareness of alcoholic drinks.

As Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 1st to 7th July, Alcohol Change UK and the NHS Tayside Public Health Team are looking to educate the public about the risks associated with drinking alcohol.

Alcohol Change UK’s theme for this year’s awareness week is Understanding Alcohol Harm, which focuses on how alcohol affects the mind and body, and how it can have a detrimental effect. training on families, friends and society.

This week provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to alcohol, to help people make more informed choices about their alcohol consumption.

The NHS Tayside Public Health team, working with local partners in Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, are raising awareness of the harmful effects of alcohol throughout the week.

A series of staff workshops are being held across NHS Tayside and alcohol awareness sessions will be held for patients and staff.

Dr Kirsty Licence, consultant in public health medicine, said: “Alcohol is so readily available and so ingrained in much of our daily experience through advertising, marketing, sponsorship and point of sale that t can be too easy to think of it as just an ordinary product. .

“However, alcohol can have a range of very harmful impacts on our health and wellbeing.

“Alcohol Awareness Week is a great opportunity to take time to think about reducing our own alcohol consumption, the impact alcohol can have on others, including children and young people, and how we can reduce the harm caused by alcohol.”