Don’t let alcohol ruin your festivities
Alcohol is a powerful drug and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone not to let drink ruin your Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Stephanie Hanlon, Joint Regional Lead for Drugs and Alcohol at the PHA, said: “All too often we
The Alcohol MOT is designed to support those working in primary care to carry out alcohol brief interventions. There is extensive evidence to show that primary care-based brief interventions are very effective at reducing drinking at both hazardous and harmful levels. MOT Part 1 enables patients to work out if they are drinking at hazardous or harmful levels. MOT Part 2 helps motivate and support patients to reduce their drinking. Both tools are designed so that a practitioner can work through them with a patient, or a patient can work through them alone.
You, your child and alcohol is a booklet that offers parents advice and guidance on how to discuss alcohol with their child and encourages them to think about how their relationship with alcohol can influence their children.