Fact sheets

Our fact sheets set out the latest evidence to help you find out more about alcohol.

Video shorts: alcohol questions answered

Video shorts: alcohol questions answered

Alcohol, disease and health conditions

Alcohol, disease and health conditions

The effects of alcohol on your body

The effects of alcohol on your body

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Alcohol is by far the most widely-used recreational drug in the UK.

We all like to do our best for our children but sometimes we are not too sure what that is.

Almost all of us will, at some point, have to take a course of medication prescribed by a doctor.

Alcohol can affect our relationships in all sorts of ways and can have a negative impact on our own health and wellbeing and that of those we love.

Many of us drink alcohol because we feel it gives us confidence in certain situations.

Alcohol can affect our student lives, whether we drink or not.

There are various ways alcohol can affect the health of your brain.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the biggest causes of death and ill-health in the UK.

The liver is a robust organ that can usually process small amounts of alcohol, but heavy drinking can cause damage.

Although we don’t always think of it as such, alcohol is a psychoactive substance, meaning it can radically change the way we think and feel.

Around 10 million of us regularly drink alcohol in ways that can harm our health and wellbeing.

Find out more about alcohol and its effect on life across the UK.