Does dry January work? We ask the experts
Millions pledge to start the new year alcohol-free, but how much difference can a month off booze make to our health or drinking behaviour in the long term?
‘I now sleep straight through until my alarm rings’: your experiences of dry January
Five readers talk about their experiences of giving up alcohol for a month – and why they decided to do it
Don’t knock hangovers. Some of my best days start with one
The mid-sized hangover, curable with a fry-up and few Diet Cokes, can be strangely satisfying, says freelance journalist and political activist Julie Bindel
Glass half empty: the hangover from hell that made me tackle my drinking
Alcohol doesn’t have to affect your life dramatically to be problematic. When I realised I had missed the same event two years in a row because I was suffering after a heavy night, I knew I had to change
Ho ho hold back … why you should go easy on the festive booze this year
Christmas without a drink is more or less unthinkable, but excess is a real danger. So how much alcohol is safe? And can it ever be good for you?
Fit in my 40s: ‘Can a sober companion help me give up drink?’
I am considering another run at sobriety this month – but what about all the social events where it’s not humanly possible to avoid drinking?
Should I avoid drinking in front of my children?
A new report suggests that young people are aware of their parents’ drinking – and it may well have an impact on their relationship with alcohol. So should you keep booze out of the family home?
Can even moderate drinking increase the risk of cancer?
New research argues that just a small glass of wine a day increases the risk and that ‘responsible drinking’ targets are misleading
Breaking bad: how to give up drinking, smoking, nail-biting and other unwanted habits
With Stoptober and Sober October starting soon, we asked readers to tell us how they broke bad habits - and how this changed their life. Here’s what you said
Little evidence that light drinking in pregnancy is harmful, say experts
Women worried by guidance advising abstinence should be told there is little evidence that the odd glass of wine causes harm to the baby, says study
Telling people ‘you’re wrong’ doesn’t work – for breastfeeding or anything else
If you want to change human behaviour, don’t appeal to logic, says communications strategist Nicky Hawkins
Cheers! Drinking’s good for us again – but can the medical hype be trusted?
Blind faith in scientific health claims – and headlines – can be dangerous, especially given the growing menace of online self-diagnosis, writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Britons are among most at-risk in Europe for alcohol-related cancer
British people consume 2.1 alcoholic drinks every day on average, above the threshold that increases risk of cancer
Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher
Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival