The drinks industry, health professionals and the Scottish Government all joined forces for a week-long initiative in October 2007 to foster a culture of sensible drinking within Scotland.

Beer + Beer = 4 units?

Does your drinking add up?
Use the links below to find out how many units of alcohol are in your drink.

Supporters

A big thank you to all those businesses who lent their support during the first Alcohol Awareness week.

  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • A Robertson and Son Pharmacies – Douglas St, Dunfermline
  • A Robertson and Son Pharmacies – Elliot St, Dunfermline
  • A Robertson and Son Pharmacies – Lochgelly
  • Alba Catering
  • Alcohol Support Ltd
  • Alliance Pharmacy, Edinburgh
  • Alliance Pharmacy, Kirriemuir
  • AL Laing Dispensing Chemist – Lerwick
  • Apex Scotland
  • Ardersier Pharmacy
  • ASDA
  • ASDA Pharmacy – Perth
  • Blackwoods Pharmacy
  • British Army
  • Boots Chemist – Caledonian Centre
  • Boots Pharmacy – Shandwick Place Edinburgh
  • British Telecom Scotland
  • Calder Pharmacy
  • Cambuslang & Rutherglen Community Health Initiative
  • Central College of Commerce, Glasgow
  • Central Radio Taxis – Edinburgh
  • Central Scotland Police
  • Community Alcohol Services – Paisley
  • Compass Leisure
  • Confederation of British Industry (DBI) Scotland
  • Co-op
  • Co-op Pharmacy – Prestonpans
  • Crosshouse Hospital
  • Dialogue Youth Information Service (Aberdeen)
  • Douglas Black Ltd Pharmacy
  • Drumhar Health Centre, Perth
  • Dumbarton Road Corridor Youth Health Project
  • Dumfries & Galloway Fire and Rescue Service
  • Dykebar Hospital
  • Edinburgh Medical Centre
  • Edinburgh Playhouse
  • Eildon Pharmacy
  • Eurest Catering
  • Field Packaging
  • Fife Alcohol Support Service
  • Freefield Pharmacy – Lerwick
  • Glasgow Caledonian University Students Association
  • Grampian Police Force
  • Haddington Sheriff Court
  • Halliburton Arbroath Ltd
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Institute of Directors
  • Inver House Distillers Ltd
  • Inverness Sheriff Court
  • Irn Bru
  • Jobcentre Plus, Paisley Contact Centre
  • Keep Well Project
  • LA Fitness
  • Leonard Cheshire
  • Levenmouth Drug & Alcohol Project
  • Lifescan Scotland
  • Lothian & Borders Police
  • Lothian Buses
  • Lloyds TSB Foundation Partnership Drugs Initiative
  • Logistic Wine
  • Majestic Wine
  • Marks & Spencers
  • Maybole One Stop Shop
  • Morrison Bowmore Distillers
  • Morrisons
  • Morrisons Pharmacy – Bishopbriggs
  • Morrisons Pharmacy – Glasgow
  • Munro Pharmacy Bathgate
  • Murano Medical Centre
  • Network Rail – Glasgow Central
  • Network Rail – Edinburgh Waverley
  • NHS 24
  • NHS Argyll and Bute
  • NHS Borders
  • NHS Fife
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • NHS Orkney (Health Promotion)
  • Oban Sheriff Court
  • RAF
  • Ravenscraig Hospital
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Road Safety Scotland
  • Royal College of Nursing – Scotland
  • Royal College of Midwives
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons – Glasgow
  • Royal Navy
  • Sainsbury's
  • Scotland NUS
  • Scotmid Co-op
  • Scottish Football League
  • Scottish Gas
  • Scottish Rugby Union
  • Sodexho Catering
  • Standard Life plc
  • Stewart Pharmacy Stewarton
  • Stirling Council
  • Stornoway Health Board
  • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
  • Strathclyde Police Force
  • Tarbolton Pharmacy
  • Taynuilt consulting and Pharmacy
  • Tesco
  • The Local Pharmacy – Springwell
  • The Local Pharmacy – Clermiston
  • The Local Pharmacy – Inch
  • The Local Pharmacy – Parkgrove
  • Thistle Pharmacy – Glasgow
  • Thresher Group
  • Toll Pharmacy – Prestwick
  • Torphins Pharmacy – Aberdeenshire
  • Transport Police
  • Trust Housing Association Ltd
  • Turning Point Scotland
  • Usher Hall – Edinburgh
  • Virgin Trains
  • Voluntary Health Scotland
  • Wigtownshire Local Health Partnership
  • Wigtownshire Alcohol and Drug Forum
  • WM Morrison Pharmacy – Newlands Glasgow

If you would like your business to get involved you can download a useful toolkit to help you spread the word about the week or add your name to this list of supporters.

 Download the toolkit

 Add your name to the list of supporters