Go Mild, Not Wild – Responsible Drinking Campaign
Learning to keep your alcohol intake in check is the first step in drinking responsibly. It’s also important to be responsible for your own actions and to ask for help when you need it. HOW CAN I BE A RESPONSIBLE DRINKER? Know your limits Don’t drink too much, and don’t drink too quickly. In practice, this basically looks like having one drink per hour, with water or a soft drink in-between alcoholic drinks. When you feel drunk, stop drinking. Don’t mix your drinks Don’t leav


A Game Plan to Avoid Binge Drinking This Festive Season
The festive season is a time of joy, celebration, stress, and, for some people, the unhealthy temptation to drink excessively and binge drink. What are the effects of binge drinking? Accidents and falls are prevalent while intoxicated, since intoxication impairs coordination and balance. If the accident or fall is serious, the outcome might range from moderate harm to severe injury and even death. Binge drinking may have a negative effect on your mood and memory and can event


Substance Use Awareness for Men’s Health Month
While Men's Health Month raises awareness of men's physical health, it also highlights the significance of mental health care for men. Mental health is just as vital as physical health since untreated mental health issues may lead to other problems, such as substance misuse. THE STIGMA It may be difficult for men to discuss their mental health since doing so frequently necessitates revealing more vulnerable states of emotion. Men are more likely to avoid getting help for ment


November is Men's Health Awareness Month: 5 Ways to Improve Your Health
The vast majority of men might improve their health by paying greater attention to it. Men have a higher chance of developing health problems like prostate cancer and low testosterone since they are more prone to engage in unhealthy behaviours like smoking and drinking to excess. One of the goals of Men's Health Month is to raise awareness of avoidable health issues and to promote routine preventive health screenings. If you want to live a long and healthy life, consider the


Sober October Is Coming To An End....
A few weeks without alcohol would have helped you become more conscious of any patterns in your drinking as you began to make positive changes in your life. Just one month of sobriety will certainly yield a number of advantages, such as: an increase in physical energy, a decrease in physical fatigue, a rise in mental focus and an improvement in concentration decreased irritation and anxiety as a result of better emotional control improved resistance to disease (particularly


What Are The Benefits of OcSober Month?
Taking a month-long break from alcohol during October will benefit you - and charity. Next month is OcSober, a month in which South Africans are encouraged to refrain from alcohol use as part of a campaign to raise awareness about alcohol misuse. The concept is simple: stay sober in October and donate the money you would have spent on alcohol to charity. Consider the following benefits of joining the bandwagon as you prepare for next month: BETTER SLEEP When you drink too muc


Heritage Day: Honoring Our Past, Protecting Our Future from Substance Abuse
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Heritage Month: Reclaiming Our Heritage, Restoring Our Health
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Overdose Awareness Month: Facts You Might Not Know – And Why They Matter
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International Overdose Awareness Day: Remembering, Reducing Harm, and Saving Lives
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