Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Have you been affected in the past? A new weekly support group/advice surgery for people affected by someone else’s drinking has been set up in Fallowfield, Thursdays 2pm-4pm.

For more information click on the PDF below to read more...

Acceptance Awareness Awakening (AAA)

Updated: 14/11/08

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Every quarter, the "Know Your Limits" Stakeholder Newsletter features a local campaign which uses an innovative approach to raise public awareness. Our "Drink Smart" campaign which includes a new self-help guide and new text subscription service is the winner for this quarter. For your free copy, text SMART to 80480 or contact Liz Burns 0161 882 2300 LINK www.alcoholstakeholders.nhs.uk/stake_stake_campaignQuarter.html

Drink Smart Newsletter - August	Updated: 10/09/08	84KB
Drink Smart Self Help Guide	Updated: 10/09/08	2.5MB

Post-Christmas Blues? Manchester Public Health Development Service launch new text subscription service for “Drink Smart” self-help guide……..

Drink Smart Flyer

Updated: 17/01/08

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As we approach the winter months we must continue our focus on Manchester's Safe Sleeping Practice for Infants. The advice has been sucessfully shared across the city over the past two years. It is crucial that new families, staff members and anyone giving advice are confident that carers of babies know the guidelines and can make safe choices for the infants in their care.

The website is always helpful and has some useful resources. www.fsid.org.uk

Safe Sleeping Practice for Infants Sept 05	Updated: 08/11/07	52KB
Room Share Card	Updated: 08/11/07	148KB

Manchester’s winter anti-drink driving campaign was launched at Manchester Town Hall on Monday 3 December 2007, using the slogan ‘Too much booze – lots to lose’. The campaign is being run by the PCT’s Public Health Development Service in partnership with Manchester’s Road Safety team.

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Christmas is a time to look forward to, yet every year for some people it turns into a disaster as they’re involved in a drink driving accident.

Unfortunately the numbers of fatal accidents are once again on the rise after falling significantly towards the end of the 1990’s, showing that some drivers are still willing to take the risk for the questionable convenience of having the car to get home in.

Becoming a responsible drinker doesn’t mean not having fun, it just means making a rule never to mix drinking with driving, and it’s just not worth the risk. Even a small amount of alcohol affects a person’s judgements and reactions. You can’t measure how safe you are. Almost 1/6th of drivers convicted of drink driving are caught the morning after the drinking.

If you are caught drink driving you will be banned from driving for 12 months, receive a £5,000 fine, lose your job and risk yours or other people’s lives.

Manchester Primary Care Trust has responsibility in supporting residents in the city to live a safe and healthy lifestyle. We provide access to the highest level and quality of care when needed.

This year’s campaign ‘too much booze – lots to lose’, aims to encourage you to leave your car at home and use public transport – bus, tram, train or taxi if you plan to drink alcohol.

Don’t make Christmastime a disaster for you and your family – don’t use your car if you’re going to drink, don’t offer another driver a drink, and don’t get into a car with someone you know to have been drinking. Do enjoy Christmas and look forward to a great New Year.

For more information on the anti drink driving campaign visit

Manchester City Council
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=3341

Know You Limit
http://www.knowyourlimit.co.uk

Xfm Radio Manchester
http://www.xfmmanchester.co.uk/

Contact Joan Tipping, Public Health Development Advisor for Alcohol, for leaflets on alcohol limits in your system the morning after drinking alcohol – tel: 0161 861 2900.

The deadline for the consultation is 14th January 2008. Comments should be sent to the DAST at dast@manchester.gov.uk. Click below for the draft strategy and consultation questionnaire.

Consultation Questionnaire on Draft Alcohol Strategy 2008-11	Updated: 23/10/07	52KB
Draft Alcohol Strategy (22-10-07)	Updated: 23/10/07	624KB

Scotland's first Alcohol Awareness Week runs from 21–27 October 2007, and is one of the initiatives under the Government's partnership agreement with the alcohol industry… www.alcoholawarenessweek.com.

New lunchtime support group for families/carers of people who use alcohol or drugs …

Lunchtime Support Group

Updated: 28/09/07

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“How much is too much” publications range (DoH) removed from circulation …

Letter of Recall

Updated: 31/07

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Alcohol Treatment in Manchester: Your Views

A website has been set up to gather people’s views, opinions or experiences of alcohol treatment services in the Manchester City Council area.

Have you noticed any change in the patterns of alcohol use in Manchester in the last five or ten years such as numbers of people drinking, the way people drink, the people who are drinking? How do you think alcohol treatment services should develop over the next ten years? What services should be increased, what should be decreased, what new services should be provided? Are you aware of any gaps in services: both types of treatment/support or gaps for certain people/communities?

Your comments are valuable and will help us to provide better services in Manchester in the future. http://manchesteralcohol.blogspot.com/ The website has been set up by Manchester Drug and Alcohol Strategy Team.