Drug and Alcohol Awareness Course

Are you curious about what alcohol really does to people? If so, our alcohol awareness course walks you through it. You'll learn how drink and drugs affect the body and the mind. And the people nearby. Official figures put UK alcohol deaths near 10,000 a year.

It opens with how addiction works, which is less about willpower than you might think. From there comes UK policy, so the laws behind treatment. Alcohol and drugs then get a section each. It's in everyday English, so nothing needs reading twice. And by the end you'll know where to send someone, yourself included.

Our drug awareness course comes with all of this:

• Fully online
• Instant certification
• Simple lessons
• Free retakes
• Study around work
• Lifetime access
• Expert-made
• No entry requirements

Councils and charities fund this work across Britain. And what you learn follows you home.

What You Will Learn In The Alcohol Awareness Course

Drink and drugs come together here, because in practice they overlap. So you'll learn to:

• Say what substance misuse means.
• Identify the main types of illegal drug in the UK.
• Outline the legal and health effects.
• Apply the rules employers follow on substance misuse.
• Use the UK figures on drink and drug harm.
• Weigh up the treatment services across the UK.
• Plan an intervention and judge when someone needs help.
• Signpost someone to the right support service.

Rules for Renewal

The certificate lasts. The guidance doesn't. UK drinking advice and drug law both get updated, so revisit your addictions training notes every 2 years.

Why Is this Course Important?

The signs show up long before anyone says the word addiction. Missed shifts, borrowed money, a temper nobody recognises. You notice. Then you say nothing, because you don't know what to say. This course gives you the words. That means you can:

• Tell the difference between heavy drinking and a problem.
• Raise it with someone without causing a row.
• Explain what treatment services actually do.
• Keep your own boundaries while you help.

Rates run highest in Scotland and Northern Ireland, official data shows. And recovery services would rather hire someone who's done the reading.

Who Is This Alcohol Awareness Course For?

Curiosity is reason enough to be here.

• Care and support staff who meet this weekly.
• Nurses, police and probation staff who need the background.
• Psychology and social work students adding to their reading.
• Anyone comparing a drink awareness course for their team.
• Anyone rethinking their own drinking.
• You've watched someone you know slide and want to understand it.

How We Test You

You must successfully solve 60% of the questions to move to the next part. If you do not pass the first time, do not worry. You can retake the quiz as many times as you need without extra cost.

Certificate on Completion

There's a certificate at the end of it. Download your certificate in alcohol and drug counseling free as a PDF. And paper copies are £13.99 by courier.

Jobs You Can Get

Recovery services hire from all sorts of backgrounds. So here's yearly UK pay:

• Substance Misuse Outreach Worker: £24,000 to £37,000
• Health Promotion Specialist: £25,000 to £35,000
• Senior Care Worker: £24,000 to £29,000
• Counsellor: £25,000 to £48,000

Understand Addiction, Then Do Something About It!

This comes up at work and at home sooner or later. So start your alcohol awareness course today and be ready for it. Inrol Now Today!

FAQs About Alcohol Awareness Course

1. What is an alcohol awareness course?

Training that explains how alcohol affects health, behaviour and society, and where help exists.

2. What is the 2 2 2 rule for alcohol?

An informal guide, not UK advice. Official guidance is 14 units a week maximum.

3. What qualifications do you need to be a drug and alcohol worker?

None fixed. Employers want awareness training, enhanced background checks and good people skills.

4. What is the hardest addiction to get over?

Nicotine, by most measures. Alcohol and opioids follow closely for relapse rates.