Damp February: Reducing your alcohol content
Feeling sober curious?
Why not take a step back and evaluate your relationship with alcohol.
What is Damp February?
Track your progress with a calendar
Print out this page and hang it in your home.
If you need help or want to learn more about alcohol consumption, here is a list of resources:
Why not take a step back and evaluate your relationship with alcohol.
What is Damp February?
This is an alcohol related challenge, but compared to Dry-February where you are encouraged to abstain from drinking for 28 days, Damp-February is based on a less is best approach: if you drink, it’s better to drink less.
During this challenge, take the time to step back and reflect on your relationship with alcohol.
Why participate in Damp-February?
Drinking less lowers your risks: New research shows a strong association between drinking and an elevated risk to your health, including premature death from a wide range of diseases and other alcohol-caused harms.
Remember, any reduction helps lower your health risks. Every little bit counts.
Tips & Tricks to help you drink at a level that’s right for you
- Before starting this challenge, count how many drinks you have in a week.
- Set a weekly drinking target. If you’re going to drink, make sure you don’t exceed 2 drinks on any day.
- Stick to the limits you’ve set for yourself.
- Drink slowly and drink lots of water.
- For every alcoholic drink, have one non-alcoholic drink.
- Consider alcohol-free or low-alcohol beverages.
- Eat before and while you’re drinking.
- Explore alcohol-free activities
- Let friends and family know about your intentions and encourage them to keep you accountable. Better yet, enlist someone to do the challenge with you.
- Engage in hobbies and interests you might not have done in a while. Or better yet, try some news ones out! Go enjoy nature, read a book, exercise, call your loved ones, paint, etc.
Track your progress with a calendar
Print out this page and hang it in your home.
If you need help or want to learn more about alcohol consumption, here is a list of resources:
- Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- How to talk to a family member or friend about their drug or alcohol use – Government of Canada
- Low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines - Government of Canada
- Drinking less is best – Alcohol consumption
- Find A.A. Near You – Alcohol Anonymous
- CFMWS - Mental Health Programs and Services
- Enabling in the Canadian Armed Forces - Gouverment of Canada
