Welcome to our new website
Alcohol Change UK is the new charity formed by the merger of Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK
Get help now
Check your drinking
Lots of us drink more than we realise. Check how healthy your drinking is with this quick quiz.
Cut down
About alcohol treatment
Alcohol treatment includes many different types of services, from peer support to residential rehab. Find out more.
Fact sheets
Our fact sheets set out the latest evidence to help you find out more about alcohol.
Alcohol statistics
Read all the latest stats about alcohol in the UK.
Unit calculator
Want to check how many units you're drinking? Use this calculator to work out how many units you have in an average week.
Research hub
We are committed to supporting evidence-based research and knowledge to promote a better understanding of alcohol harm and bring about effective change. Explore our library of alcohol-related research, fact sheets and more.
The Alcohol Change Report
It’s easy to think that alcohol harm is inevitable. It isn’t. This report looks at alcohol in the UK today, and makes the case for key changes we much all work towards if we are to end serious alcohol harm.
Alcohol research grants
The Alcohol Change UK Conference 2019: New insights into alcohol research, policy and practice
Join us for the Alcohol Change UK 2019 National Conference on Wednesday 19 June 2019.
Policy insights
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm
We help organise the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm, which brings together MPs and peers from all parties to reduce alcohol-related harm.
Headline reports
In addition to funding research into alcohol harm, we publish research and summaries on the key issues in alcohol harm today.
The Alcohol Charter
This year the Government is due to publish a new national Alcohol Strategy. The Alcohol Charter, endorsed by over 30 organisations across the drugs and alcohol sector, sets out effective and workable policies to include in this new strategy.
Fundraise
Run a half marathon, host an alcohol-free event or jump out of a plane to help Alcohol Change UK change and save lives.
Campaigns
Donate
Reducing serious alcohol harm across society is not a simple or easy job as alcohol plays such a central part in our society and culture. Every year in the UK, alcohol-related harm leads to thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of thousands more damaged. By supporting us you can help to improve and save lives across the UK.
Reasons to support us
Find out more about the work we do and the difference you can make.
Reducing serious alcohol harm across society is not a simple or easy job as alcohol plays such a central part in our society and culture.
Every year in the UK, alcohol-related harm leads to thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of thousands more damaged.
By supporting us you can help to improve and save lives across the UK.
Browse, search or filter
How parents should best help their children to develop a healthy relationship with alcohol is a hotly-debated topic.
Alcohol is implicated in an enormous amount of crime and disorder, and the effects on victims can be devastating.
More than 25 million adults in the UK regularly drink alcohol.
Drinking trends in the UK change all the time.
It's time to challenge stigma by talking openly about the issues surrounding alcohol.
What is it about alcohol that keeps us coming back for more, and can we become addicted to drinking?
Almost all of us will, at some point, have to take a course of medication prescribed by a doctor.
If your parent or carer drinks too much it’s important for you to know that you don’t have to cope alone.
If you are a family member affected by alcohol or drug use, there are sources of local support that you can access.
Harmful drinking can cause significant issues not only for the alcohol user, but also for members of their family.
Alcohol-related bereavement can cause you to experience a whole range of emotions.
For those with a family member struggling with harmful drinking life can be extremely difficult.