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Pros and cons

This tool will help you consider the good and bad things about drinking, and whether or not it’s time to reduce your habit — or stop altogether.

Good and bad things about drinking

Use the buttons on this screen to list the good and bad things about drinking. When you’re done, you can review your list and see some personalised advice.

What are the good things about drinking?

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Add at least one good thing.

What are the bad things about drinking?

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Add at least one bad thing.

Finished your lists?

Press Continue to see your results and get some personalised advice. You can come back to this screen later to add some more things to your lists.

You said there are more good things than bad things about drinking You said there were more bad things than good things about drinking You said there were an equal number of good and bad things about drinking

And it sounds like those things are important to you.

Right now, you might not feel ready to change your drinking habits. But even thinking about it is a big step forward.

Our website has plenty of ideas for feeling better and improving your health - even if you’re not ready to stop drinking just yet:

And when you are ready to take the next step - whether that’s cutting down or stopping altogether - We Are With You services can help you with free and confidential support:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

But it seems like the bad things are having a big impact on you.

It sounds like you’re ready to change your drinking habits - and we’re ready to help you.

We Are With You treatment services offer free and confidential support throughout England and Scotland:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

You’ll also find help and advice on our website. If you’re ready to make a change, this could be the very first step:

But it sounds like the bad things are still causing you some worry.

Right now, you might not feel ready to change your drinking habits. But even thinking about it is a big step forward.

Our website has plenty of ideas for feeling better and improving your health - even if you’re not ready to stop drinking just yet:

And when you are ready to take the next step - whether that’s cutting down or stopping altogether - We Are With You services can help you with free and confidential support:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

But it seems like the good things are still really important to you.

It’s normal to feel unsure when you’re thinking about a change. But based on your answers, you have plenty of reasons to consider cutting down -- and we’re ready to help you.

Our website has plenty of ideas for feeling better and improving your health - even if you’re not ready to stop drinking just yet:

And when you are ready to take the next step - whether that’s cutting down or stopping altogether - We Are With You services can help you with free and confidential support:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

And it seems like they’re having a big impact on you.

It sounds like you’re ready to change your drinking habits - and we’re ready to help you.

We Are With You treatment services offer free and confidential support throughout England and Scotland:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

You’ll also find help and advice on our website. If you’re ready to make a change, this could be the very first step:

But the good things are just as important to you.

Even so, it sounds like you could be ready to change your drinking habits - and we’re ready to help you.

We Are With You treatment services offer free and confidential support throughout England and Scotland:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

You’ll also find help and advice on our website. Even if you're not ready to talk to someone, this could be your first step to making a change:

But it seems like the good things are more important to you.

Right now, you might not feel ready to change your drinking habits. But even thinking about it is a big step forward.

Our website has plenty of ideas for feeling better and improving your health - even if you’re not ready to stop drinking just yet:

And when you are ready to take the next step - whether that’s cutting down or stopping altogether - We Are With You services can help you with free and confidential support:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

But it seems like the bad things are having a big impact on you.

For that reason, it sounds like you could be ready to change your drinking habits - and we’re ready to help you.

We Are With You treatment services offer free and confidential support throughout England and Scotland:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

You’ll also find help and advice on our website. Even if you're not ready to talk to someone, this could be your first step to making a change:

It’s normal to feel unsure when you’re thinking about a change. But based on your answers, you have plenty of reasons to consider cutting down -- and we’re ready to help you.

Our website has plenty of ideas for feeling better and improving your health - even if you’re not ready to stop drinking just yet:

And when you are ready to take the next step - whether that’s cutting down or stopping altogether - We Are With You services can help you with free and confidential support:

You can also talk to a trained advisor through our webchat service:

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Importance to you

You said that the good things about drinking were overall more important to you.

You said that the bad things about drinking were overall more important to you.

You said that the good and bad things about drinking were overall equally important to you.

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