{"id":3859,"date":"2015-12-21T16:40:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/?page_id=3859"},"modified":"2016-11-14T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:24:20","slug":"additional-support-for-an-alcohol-free-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/soberstart\/additional-support-for-an-alcohol-free-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional support for an alcohol-free month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Additional Resources<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sober Start is an initiative by London Friend, specifically targeting LGBT people. However we\u2019re not the only ones to encourage an alcohol-free month and several other initiatives have resources, support and information to help you complete a month-long detox and reduce drinking on a long-term basis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3808 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sober_start_banners_corker_300x600-251x500.jpg\" alt=\"sober_start_banners_corker_300x600\" width=\"251\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sober_start_banners_corker_300x600-251x500.jpg 251w, https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sober_start_banners_corker_300x600.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dryjanuary.org.uk\/\">Dry January<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Dry January is a campaign from Alcohol Concern, and their website offers lots of advice and support to maintain your alcohol-free month, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dryjanuary.org.uk\/app\/\">Dry January app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/support-us\/find-an-event\/charity-challenges\/dryathlon\">Dryathlon<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Dryathlon is an initiative from Cancer Research, which also includes tips and advice on managing an alcohol-free month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joinclubsoda.co.uk\/\">Club Soda<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Club Soda encourage people seeking to reduce or stop drinking with a range of support and social events helping people to socialise without alcohol. They are running MOB \u2013 their Month Off Booze \u2013 which comes with online support and a four-session bootcamp of workshops for those seeking to be alcohol free. We\u2019ll be joining them for a session of their Queers Without Beers nights out in January.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queerswithoutbeers\">Queers Without Beers<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Queers Without Beers offers regular alcohol-free social events for LGBT people and their friends. It's a collaboration with Club Soda and London Friend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/soberstart\/takingabreak\/\">Why should I give up for a month?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/soberstart\/assess-your-drinking\/\">Assess your own drinking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/soberstart\/antidotes-tips-for-cutting-down-on-booze\/\">Antidote\u2019s tips for cutting down on booze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/soberstart\/lgbt-people-and-alcohol\/\">Alcohol and LGBT communities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/londonfriend\">Donate to London Friend<\/a>\u00a0and help us provide Antidote, the UK's only specialist LGBT drug and alcohol service.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/2012\/soberstart\/\">Back to Sober Start<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional Resources &nbsp; Sober Start is an initiative by London Friend, specifically targeting LGBT people. However we\u2019re not the only ones to encourage an alcohol-free month and several other initiatives have resources, support and information to help you complete a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/soberstart\/additional-support-for-an-alcohol-free-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":3719,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3859"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4192,"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3859\/revisions\/4192"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/londonfriend.org.uk\/2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}