''Non judgmental service - much appreciated!''

''Very helpful!''

''Did as much as they can''

''Good job!''

''Happy with the service''

Bradford Inpatients

Alcohol Care Team

Bradford Royal Infirmary Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00
01274 272792
07799917849

MAST (Multi Agency Support Team)

Inpatient signposting team for patients at BRI & Airedale 01535  610180

Bradford Community

New Vision Bradford

Community Drug & Alcohol Team 01274  296023#

Project 6 / ASIST

Airedale and Bradford Community Drug & Alcohol Service 01535  610180

Drink Coach

Tailored tips and advice to help you cut down - currently funded for all Bradford residents

https://drinkcoach.org.uk

National:

Alcoholics Anonymous

Find your nearest meeting at: www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk/aa-meetings 0800856156

Sober Butterfly

Peer support groups nationally for effected individuals and their loved ones

Sober Butterfly CIC

Drink Aware

Lots of useful information of cutting down alcohol intake www.drinkaware.co.uk
03001231110

Lead consultant - Dr Tawfiq.

Lead Specialist Alcohol Care Team Nurse - Fiona.

Specialist Alcohol Care Team Nurses - Holly, Zorha and Ceri.

Substance Misuse Practitioner - Gurdeep.

Admin - Mariam.

Volunteers - Dave and Emma.

• 55% of men drank at least once a week compared to 42% of women.

• 48% of adults (aged 16+) drank alcohol on at least one day each week.

• 8% of men reported drinking almost daily compared to 5% of women.

• The highest prevalence of drinking on at least one day each week was among adults aged between 65 and 74 whereas the lowest was among adults aged between 16 and 24 (60% vs 36%).

• The proportion of adults who drink at least once a week declined from 54% to 48% between 2011 and 2022

Interesting facts:

• According to experts, alcohol production was thought to have started over 12,000 years ago.

• The pressure in a champagne bottle is 90 PSI, which is three times more than the average car tyre

• Over their lifetime, the average British person will spend a year of their life hungover? Now, that’s a scary thought.

• It only takes 6 minutes for the brain to react to alcohol.

The service is part of a National pilot scheme from NHS England across 12 hospitals in Yorkshire and the North East of England.

Bradford was recognised nationally by NHS England as one of the places in England with the highest amount of dependent alcohol use, without such a team within the hospital. Due to this, funding was received to set up a service to engage people and provide education around alcohol and what impact it can have on a person’s health.

7 day service 08:00 – 16:00

Men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis.

If you drink less than 14 units a week, this is considered low-risk drinking. It's called "low risk" rather than "safe" because there's no safe drinking level.

The type of illnesses you become more at risk of after regularly drinking more than 14 units a week include:

• Mouth cancer, throat cancer and breast cancer

• Stroke

• Heart disease

• Liver disease

• Brain damage

• Damage to the nervous system

• Poor mental health

If you develop severe withdrawal symptoms such as a tremor which means you are unable to hold a glass or cup without spilling, profuse sweating or on-going vomiting, you may be reducing your intake too quickly and it is advised to stabilise for 3-4 days or longer if symptoms are persistent. This does not mean going back up to original levels, instead increase to the previous days alcohol amount and remain at that level for 3-4 days or longer if necessary to give your body time to adjust again before continuing the reduction.

The recommended reduction process is around 10% every 3-4 days to weekly depending on your motivation and physical ability to cope with the symptoms.

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Binge drinking is defined as more than 8 units of alcohol in a single session for males, or more than 6 units in a single session for females.

Accidents or injuries increase between two to five times as a result of drinking between 5 and 7 units of alcohol in a single drinking session, compared with not drinking any alcohol at all.

Further insight can be sought (particularly regarding women) at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025fyj/panorama-binge-drinking-and-me

Support for families and loved ones - New Vision Bradford