We loved engaging with so many of you during UWE’s Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Week!
Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week is a key time in the harm reduction calendar, as it gives us the chance to chat to you about your alcohol and drug usage, share harm reduction information and get some insight. We do a big push on the Drug and Alcohol survey during this week as the data informs all our harm reduction work, from support interventions to campaigns and events.
This year we saw a record number of responses so a huge thank you to all that completed the survey! One student filling out the survey said, “some of these questions are really interesting… makes you think differently about alcohol use.”
The week also saw some fantastic activities hosted by The Student’s Union and UWE from pizza parties to Drink Rethink.
Not heard of Drink Rethink? This is one of our most popular events and doesn’t just take place during Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week. It’s delivered by fellow students who have been trained to use a nationally recognized evidence-based behaviour change tool AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test). Our student ambassadors give out freebies such as sweet treats, unit measure cups and even mocktails.
Students who attended the event said:
“Thank you so much, this was so informative, you’re doing such important work.”
“I can’t believe how many units there are in a bottle of wine, I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for this.”