- Switch to drinks with lower alcoholic content.
- Suggest meeting friends in a café rather than a bar.
- Replace drinking with other stress reducing activities – a relaxing bath, exercise, reading or listening to music.
- Quench your thirst and drink plenty of water before you go out. Never go out on an empty stomach.
- Have non-alcoholic drinks in between alcoholic ones.
- Avoid drinking in rounds or large groups.
- Plan activities and tasks at the times when you would usually drink.
- When you do drink, set yourself a limit and stick to it..
- Only take out a set amount of money. Don’t take your debit or credit card.
- Have your first drink later in the day and leave longer gaps between alcoholic drinks.