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Evening Standard
Health
Arielle Domb

The real reason Brits are dropping alcohol in January

Millions of Brits are estimated to be abstaining from alcohol in January, but warding off deathly hangovers is not the reason why.

Alcohol Change UK, the charity that launched the Dry January challenge in 2013, estimated that 17.5 million people were planning to quit booze for the entire month, with financial savings reported as the primary motivation.

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