Changing your drinking in lockdown: be kind to yourself

Richard Piper | May 2020 |

For Sober Spring, Alcohol Change UK's Chief Executive Dr Richard Piper considers what's really happening to the UK's drinking in lockdown, and offers advice to those seeking to make a change.

One in three

One in three people are drinking less often during lockdown.

One in five

One in five people are drinking more often during lockdown.

One in three

More than one in three people are taking active steps to manage their drinking during lockdown.

“The advice I’d like to share here is simple: be kind to yourself.”