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For more information feel free to visit:
NUS (National Union of Students) - a good starting place, highlighting specific student related issues to drink and alcohol
www.nus.org.uk -a good starting place, highlighting specific student related issues to drink and alcohol
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Welfare-and-Student-Rights/How-to-keep-your-good-times-good/-
I recommend reading this article, if you want your night to be a fun and memorable one, and not a blank memory as your friends show you the pictures from the night before …
NHS ( National Health Service)
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/alcohol/Pages/Alcoholhome.aspx
NHS information on drink, units, drink awareness and anything related to alcohol – a perfect starting point!
Other sites
Always a good start for any search on Drink awareness and the effects of alcohol, Drinkaware is a government led initiative that focuses on raising the awareness of alcohol and drink consumption. Full of useful information ( as well as some information that might shock you..) it removes the urban myths around drinking and presents you with the facts
http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/young_people_drugs_and_alcohol/
Giving a basic outline of drink awareness, this website excels in giving testimonials form people of all ages that drink and started drinking before the legal age limit, and how they think this ahs affected them
Drinking and Alcohol
In the UK you are not allowed to buy alcohol until you are 18 although you are allowed to drink with a meal in licensed premises from the age of 16, if an adult buys it (you can buy your own with a meal in Scotland at 16). Parents are allowed to give their children small amounts of alcohol at home but, in the UK, it is illegal to give any alcohol to a child under 5 years old. (See Wikipedia for a fascinating comparison of alcohol age limits throughout the world).
In a university lifestyle, there can be elements of drinking and alcohol included. For some it may be a regular occurrence, others something that does not concern them. For more information on drink awareness and the welfare implications that my come attached to it, please use the link below or contact your Welfare Officer.
It is always important to keep in mind the impacts that alcohol can have. Make sure that you have a great time at university and that alcohol does not have a negative impact. Make sure that you drink responsibility if you do drink in your time here. Newman Students' Union supports and promotes safe and responsible drinking.
