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Press release: 6.5 million people plan to do Dry January® 2021, up from 3.9 million in 2020

December 2020 | 19 minutes

One in five (20%) people who drink alcohol are planning to take on Dry January® this year, or 1 in 8 (12.

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Press release: Over half of UK drinkers have turned to alcohol for mental health reasons during pandemic

November 2020 | 13 minutes

Stress, anxiety and other mental health reasons drive over half of UK drinkers to turn to alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic

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'It's everywhere' - alcohol's public face and private harm: our response

Lucy Holmes | September 2020 | 7 minutes

Read Alcohol Change UK's response to the report of the Commission on Alcohol Harm.

Drinking in the dark: alcohol labelling is failing consumers

Natasha Buckham | August 2020 | 10 minutes

Our new research, produced in collaboration with the Alcohol Health Alliance, has found that alcohol labels in the UK do not contain the information consumers need, and calls for mandatory comprehensive labelling.

Research: drinking in the UK during lockdown and beyond

July 2020 | 14 minutes

New research into how people in the UK have drunk during COVID-19 lockdown, and what their plans are as it eases.

Black lives matter. Our response as a charity must involve deep, sustained change.

Richard Piper | June 2020 | 10 minutes

We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement, but spoken solidarity is not enough: our response as a charity must involve deep, sustained change.

Alcohol Change UK appoints new Chair

Alcohol Change UK | April 2020 | 8 minutes

We are very pleased to welcome the new Chair of our Board of Trustees, Fiyaz Mughal.

Behind the scenes in lockdown

The Alcohol Change UK team | April 2020 | 19 minutes

If you've ever wondered about the team at Alcohol Change UK, now's your chance to get to know us as we take you behind the scenes as we work from home during lockdown.

Commission on Alcohol Harm: our evidence submission

February 2020 | 7 minutes

The Commission on Alcohol Harm: An Inquiry into the Effects of Alcohol on Society launched a call for written evidence to be submitted by 17 February 2020.

Press release: one in ten drinkers plan to take on Dry January® 2020

Alcohol Change UK | December 2019 | 13 minutes

Four in five adults drink more than they want to at times, according to a new YouGov poll, as one in ten drinkers plan to take on Dry January® 2020.

Dry January®: the evidence

Dr Richard Piper | December 2019 | 15 minutes

At Alcohol Change UK we value evidence; as a new decade approaches Chief Executive Dr Richard Piper summarises some of the research on Dry January®’s effectiveness.

Bienvenue à Dry January®, France!

Richard Piper | December 2019 | 8 minutes

We've partnered up with Fédération Addiction to bring Dry January® to France!