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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

Aspire drug and alcohol service in Doncaster 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.

Make a referral

You can phone or drop in at the following locations and times.

Bentley

Open Tuesday, 9am to 5pm.

  • The Jade Centre

    Askern Road
    Bentley
    DN5 0JR

  • Phone

    03000 213 900

Mexborough

Open Monday and Thursday, 9am to 5pm.

Balby

  • New Beginnings

    Marshall Avenue
    Doncaster
    South Yorkshire
    DN4 0QP

  • Phone

    03000 212 240

Thorne

Open Monday and Thursday from 9am to 7pm, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 5pm, and Friday from 11am to 5pm.

Stainforth

Open Wednesdays, 9am to 5pm.

  • Stainforth Clinic

    Church Road
    Stainforth
    DN7 5PW

  • Phone

    03000 213 900

Rethink Your Drink

Is here to help people in Doncaster make better choices about drinking and reduce alcohol misuse and harm. Working with Doncaster’s alcohol alliance, Rethink Your Drink aims 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, please contact us.

Other drinking support services

Project 6

Project 6 is a voluntary sector drug and alcohol charity which offers support to people using alcohol and other drugs and their families.

Public Health

Phone

01302 734 579

Page last reviewed: May 12, 2026
Next review due: May 12, 2027

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