The rules
No alcohol from when you wake up on New Year's Day until 1 February.... And that's all!
We don't sell Golden Tickets to give you a day off. If you decide to have a drink, that's totally up to you. A drier January is still something to be proud of, and your body will thank you!
But if you can make it through the month alcohol-free, you'll get bigger benefits. The biggest benefit of all is that you'll see you don't need alcohol to have fun, go out, stay in, relax or do anything else you might associate with drinking. And knowing that will help you take control of your drinking year-round.
Why do Dry January®?
Taking part in Dry January® is a chance to ditch the hangover, reduce the waistline, boost your energy and save some serious money, while doing your body a lot of good. More importantly, it's a way to reset your relationship with alcohol and drink more healthily year-round.
Why download Try Dry®?
Download our free Try Dry® app or sign-up to receive motivating coaching emails throughout Dry January® and you’ll be twice as likely to stay dry throughout the month and much more likely to have a happier, healthier 2023.
But does it work? Yes! Research shows that Dry January® participants are on average 70% more likely to be drinking more healthily six-months later.
What does Alcohol Change UK do?
There are an estimated 600,000 dependent drinkers in England. Only one in five of them are receiving treatment. Harm doesn’t only happen to the person who drinks: it ripples out, touching their siblings, parents, children, partners and friends. In England alone, 200,000 children live with an alcohol dependent parent.
Alcohol Change UK play a vital role. We help people to find alcohol services in their area and support tens of thousands of people and their families online via our peer support groups and website advice hub. Around 70,000 people used our Try Dry® app to monitor their drinking this year alone, and many of them were able to successfully reduce or stop drinking.
Fundraising
You can use our suggested target on your fundraising page or set your own. Whatever you can raise will help those affected by alcohol harm.
As an extra incentive you’ll get some merchandise when you reach key fundraising milestones:
- If you get 10 or more donations we’ll send you a free pin badge!
- 15 or more will bag you one of our exclusive Dry January® mugs!
- 20 or more and you’ll be the proud owner of an Alcohol Change UK t-shirt!