Sarah from Durham knows first-hand how alcohol can make mental health worse. With almost half of adults in the NE drinking above CMO guidelines, we need a national plan to lower drinking rates and raise awareness of alcohol harm.
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2/2 It’s about raising awareness of how alcohol can harm children’s lives and their health – and the risks if they start drinking regularly. Listen back to their chat with
@Ladyannafoster
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#ReduceAlcoholHarm

1/2 Big thanks to Evie Jay from Newcastle who joined Sue Taylor from @balancene.bsky.social for speaking so powerfully on BBC Radio Newcastle this morning about the #WhatsTheHarm campaign 🔽

2/2 John realised he had to quit for his family-he wanted to be around to see his grandchildren grow up.
As part of the next phase of our #SmokingSurvivors campaign – John is encouraging people to try to quit and even if you don’t succeed, treat it as a blip. You will get there.
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1/2 Smoking doubles your risk of dying from heart disease or stroke – but just one cigarette a day increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Former smoker John from Stockton suffered a heart attack and didn’t think he’d be around for his family.
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.....more as we get it. 🏆
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2/ Our Blueprint for action to #ReduceAlcoholHarm outlines the important steps to alleviate the strain alcohol places on communities, the NHS, the economy and wider emergency services. The #TimeForAction is long overdue.
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1/ It's tragic to see the latest alcohol deaths data hitting record levels with the worst rates again in the North East. Alcohol is too available, too heavily promoted and too affordable? We need urgent national action to prevent more families from losing loved ones in the future.