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Alcohol Change UK
Formation
1984
Legal status
Registered charity
Purpose
Alcohol harm reduction in the UK
Location
27 Swinton Street, London, WC1X 9NW
Region served
United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Richard Piper
Trustee Board Chair
Fiyaz Mughal
Budget
£1 million p.a.
Website
alcoholchange.org.uk
Alcohol Change UK is a British charity and campaign group founded in 1984 whose aim is to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. It is best known for its flagship awareness programs Alcohol Awareness Week and Dry January.
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Dry January is a campaign delivered by AlcoholChangeUK where people sign up to abstain from alcohol for the month of January. The term "Dry January"...
standard drink or (in the UK) unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation...
Act, passed into UK law. It still remains an offence to serve alcohol to anyone aged under 18 in the UK. The law did not change in the UK through the interwar...
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is a coalition of more than 60 non-governmental organisations which work together to promote evidence-based policies...
temperature, 15 °C (59 °F). Mixing two solutions of alcohol of different strengths usually causes a change in volume. Mixing pure water with a solution less...
Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The...
drink, or simply a drink) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol and is produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of...
ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is an alcohol, with its...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol during gestation, as a result...
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dependent upon alcohol (also chemically known as ethanol). In 2013, it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder in DSM-5, which combined alcohol dependence...
Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of beverage alcohol. The following table lists common sizes for liquors and spirits...
longer available in both the UK and Ireland. The small change to the alcohol element of the WKD was not intended to change the taste of the product and...
Alcohol laws are laws relating to manufacture, use, being under the influence of and sale of alcohol (also known formally as ethanol) or alcoholic beverages...
Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or...
Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, is the behavior and physical effects...
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drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned...
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. Symptoms typically...
which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it can be purchased...
Alcohol abuse encompasses a spectrum of alcohol-related substance abuse, ranging from the consumption of more than 2 drinks per day on average for men...
Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol intoxication...
Alcohol advertising is the promotion of alcoholic beverages by alcohol producers through a variety of media. Along with nicotine advertising, alcohol...
early as the Neolithic period (c. 10,000 BC). The ability to metabolize alcohol likely predates humanity with primates eating fermenting fruit. The oldest...
About Alcohol is a 2016 BBC documentary that explores common beliefs about alcohol. It was made after the UK lowered the recommended amount of alcohol for...