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

December 2020 |

One in five (20%) people who drink alcohol are planning to take on Dry January® this year, or 1 in 8 (12.4%) of all UK adults. This January an estimated 6.5 million will be going alcohol-free – up from an estimated 3.9 million last year [1].

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