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Alcohol Detection

Alcohol Awareness Week currently underway in the UK

This year’s theme tackles the issue of “Conversations about alcohol"

Currently running until the 24th of November, Alcohol Awareness Week provides opportunities for organisations such as local authorities, NHS organisations, the emergency services, education bodies and workplaces to raise awareness on the health risks, social problems and other dangers linked to alcohol.

Alcohol Concern, the leading national charity working on alcohol related issues is also encouraging individuals to take part in ‘Dry January’ - a campaign first introduced in 2012, which challenges us to stop consuming alcohol for the month of January.

For additional motivation, Alcohol Concern is urging participants to pledge money to the cause or get sponsored. Not only is this challenge raising awareness of the health risks and social problems that alcohol creates, those taking part will be able to fully appreciate the benefits to their health and sleeping patterns. For more information on Alcohol Awareness Week visit the Alcohol Awareness website

Health campaigner Emily Robinson also encourages people to join in with ‘Dry January’ for their own wellbeing: “Dry January is aimed at people who do not have an alcohol problem but who might be drinking a bit too much, too often.”

“Having the break allows us all to think about what we're drinking, break those bad habits and in the long term cut down and improve our health” she said.

This follows on from a recent survey carried out by Alcohol Concern, which found that more than half of the 2,000 people they spoke to were unaware of the connection between alcohol and major cancers. Although not the only factor, alcohol consumption is a key contributor to mouth and throat cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer and liver cancer. Research reveals, the more you drink and the more often you drink, the greater the risk is to your health.

Studies have shown that drinking above the recommended limits make you three times more likely to develop cancer of the mouth and throat, and regularly drinking above the recommended guidelines increases the risk of breast cancer by around 20 per cent.
Additional surveys support the facts presented by Alcohol Concern - a large number of people are unaware of the full effects of drinking alcohol.

Further information on substance abuse, including alcohol and drug misuse can be found on the Health & Safety Exceutive website at http://www.hse.gov.uk/alcoholdrugs/index.htm. If you would like to enquire about the products or services that Frontline Safety provide, why not contact us on [email protected]