• 2010
• Drink less, be more
• 2009
• What's Britain drinking this Christmas?
• Topshop and Topman staff event
• Why let good times go bad
• Drink less, miss less
• Alcohol and redundancy
• Alcohol: what's the attraction? Young people speak out
• Alcohol and young people: what's the attraction?
• 2008
• Tips for a Christmas to remember
  • Rugby partnership
  • Tips for a Christmas party to remember
• Alcohol: how much is too much?
• Point of sale campaign

For the Drinkaware Christmas 2008 campaign we compiled some top tips for partygoers to help them have a merry – and memorable – Christmas. We also teamed up with top rugby union team, London Irish to promote the campaign and be a part of  the Guinness Premiership Rugby (GPR) responsible drinking weekend that took place on 20 December 2008.

Alcohol consumption in Britain increases by 40% in December*, more than any other country in the world. It is not for nothing the festive period is known as the party season. Most of us have probably experienced some of the short-term effects of ‘over-doing it’ at this time of year, including nausea, dehydration and temporary memory loss.

Up to a million business-card size Christmas ‘tip cards’ were distributed to over 2000 pubs across the UK, containing tips, unit guidelines, and links to a 24 hour helpline and drinkaware.co.uk. A further 10,000 tip cards were given to taxi passengers in London, with 300 black cabs’ supersides and tip seats displaying advice to partygoers.

Download the Drinkaware tip card that was used as part of the campaign.

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