Safe drinking

Most people with alcohol related illness aren’t alcoholics they regularly drink more than the recommended amount. Regularly exceeding the recommended limits increases the risk of:

• liver cirrhosis
• cancer of the mouth
• neck cancer
• throat cancer
• breast cancer
• reduced fertility
• high blood pressure
• heart attack
• fatigue
• depression

Guidelines to keep health risks from alcohol to a low level if you drink most weeks:

• men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis
• spread your drinking over 3 or more days if you regularly drink as much as 14 units a week
• if you want to cut down, try to have several drink-free days each week

Fourteen units is equivalent to 6 pints of average-strength beer or 10 small glasses of low-strength wine.

Aspire drug and alcohol Doncaster

Aspire drug and alcohol service supports people with drug and alcohol problems and their families to beat their addictions, and go on to successfully lead fulfilling, independent lives within their communities.

It is innovative and forward thinking and works closely with the recovery communities to provide flexible, responsive services, which offer the best possible recovery outcomes for all the people who use our services.

You can self refer in person at the following places:

Special needle exchange is also available at Rosslyn House in Thorne and the Mexborough Hub.

Rethink Your Drink Doncaster

Is here to help people in Doncaster make better choices about drinking and reduce alcohol misuse and harm. Working with Doncaster’s alcohol alliance the Rethink Your Drink’s aim is to help people make better informed choices around alcohol and inform our local population about what support is available free across the NHS, council, and the voluntary services and how to access them.

It can be dangerous to stop drinking too quickly without proper support. Please get medical advice before you stop drinking if you have physical withdrawal symptoms (like shaking, sweating, or feeling anxious until you have your first drink of the day).

If you’d like a confidential chat about your drinking:

• Doncaster’s Telephone: 03000 213900
• Drug and alcohol services (Aspire)
• Project 6’s Telephone: 01302 360090
• Project 6’s website (opens in new window)
• Public Health Telephone: 01302 734579
• Alcohol health alliance UK website (opens in new window)

Page last reviewed: January 30, 2024
Next review due: January 30, 2025