Drink Less - Healthier Slough

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Do you have a couple to unwind every night?

Personal support to help you discover ways to cut back on alcohol and the benefits you’ll experience.

Our support is free and can help reduce your risk of developing illnesses and improve your wellbeing.

There is no ‘safe’ drinking level. Regularly drinking more than the low risk level of 14 units a week can be harmful.

Benefits of drinking less alcohol

Digital Tool

Digital Enhanced IBA Alcohol Offer

The Service Provider will also offer an online Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice service in consultation with the Commissioners. The online tool should include the following:

A useable, attractive interface that will encourage residents to use the tool
A drinking assessment based on the validated AUDIT tool
A drink tracker that builds a picture of individual drinking over time to highlight unhelpful patterns and motivate a change based on their AUDIT score
Goal setting and sharing to encourage users to use the tool to reduce their alcohol consumption and undertake behaviour change
Articles and information on the health harms of alcohol misuse
Data reporting on drinking behaviour, usage levels, changes in alcohol consumption and the demographic profile of users of the tool
Google analytics of web traffic data

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Audit Score	Category	Service Provider	Service Offered
0-7	Low risk consumption	Healthy Lifestyle Service	Signpost to digital resources if appropriate
8-15	Hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption	Healthy Lifestyle Service	IBA and offer Enhanced IBA either: Telephone Digital
16-19	Possible alcohol dependence	Drug and Alcohol Specialist Treatment Service	Tier 2 in line with DOH Model of Care for Alcohol Misusers
20+	Possible alcohol dependence	Drug and Alcohol Specialist Treatment Service	Tier 3 and where appropriate Tier 4 access to rehab/detox -depending on SADQ

People aged 17 or under should be referred to the young people’s substance misuse service.

You can still enjoy a drink without stopping altogether. Plus there are lots of benefits mentally, physically, socially and financially, to cutting down.

Make it a smaller one

You can still enjoy a drink, but have a smaller one – swap a pint for a bottle of beer or a large glass of wine for a small one. Or why not order a spritzer or shandy instead.

Have a lower-strength drink

Swap strong beers or wines for lower–strength ones.

Alternate with soft drinks

Sipping a soft drink or water between alcoholic drinks will help reduce the amount of alcohol you drink and help you stay hydrated.

Avoid rounds

Buying your own drinks means you don’t have to keep up with fastest drinker in the group – plus you’ll save money too!

Track the amount you’re drinking

There are some great tools to help you drink less. Download the Drink Free Days app to get reminders, support and practical advice to change your drinking habits for good.

Make a plan and set a budget

Before you start drinking, set a limit on how much you’re going to drink and only take out a fixed amount of money to spend on alcohol.

For further information or to find out what support is available contact our friendly team of Wellness Coaches on 0800 0614734 / 01753 373646 OR click here for our online referral form.

Additional support can be found at:

https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/drink-less/
https://www.slough.gov.uk/public-health/drink-less
https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/

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