Worried About Drinking?

If you are worried about your own or someone else's drinking please contact the national advice and information line: DRINKLINE on: 0800 917 82 82.

If you want to find a local alcohol information and/or advice service, or a treatment agency, please use our Services Directory.

If you want to find out about national agencies that provide services across the country, please go to our Links section.

Alcohol Concern publishes a range of booklets if you are Worried About Drinking:

• Concerned about someone's drinking - includes information on some common problems families experience around drinking, what you can do, looking after yourself and where to get more help.
• A woman's guide to alcohol - information to enable women to make informed choices about alcohol, how it affects their bodies (including alcohol and pregnancy) and how to find advice and support if their own or someone else's drinking is causing concern
• I don't mind if I do...alcohol and older people...safer drinking for the over 60s - information and advice on safer drinking for older people
• Enough bottle? Can you handle booze: a guide for teenagers - a guide for teenagers, including avice on how to stay in control when facing difficult decisions about drinking and a quiz to test their knowledge of alcohol
• Putting the children first: helping families to deal with the effects of a parent's heavy drinking on family life - a booklet for parents who have ever wondered if they drink too much and are worried about its effect on their children.
• Dangerous cocktails: your mental health medication and alcohol: what are the facts? - this leaflet is for people who are taking medication for mental health problems including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, psychosis and depression, and for carers and professionals supporting them. It explains the interactions between alcohol and medication and gives advice about cutting down or giving up.

Other resources if you are Worried about Drinking:

• NHS Choices - NHS Choices provides a wide range of information on alcohol and your health.
• Know Your Limits
• Drinkaware
• Down Your Drink - Down Your Drink is an online screening and advice tool.