{"id":46315,"date":"2024-10-15T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/sober-october-gen-z-drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-or-quitting\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T05:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T05:50:00","slug":"sober-october-gen-z-drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-or-quitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=46315","title":{"rendered":"Sober October: Gen Z drinking alcohol in moderation or quitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Non-alcoholic events are becoming popular in the UK, especially with students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Intermittent sobriety is the new buzz term among Gen Zs who want to give up drinking, but not completely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chris Evans, 23, from Aberaeron, Ceredigion, has teamed up with business development service FOR Cardiff<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span> to launch the My Drink, My Choice campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It aims to promote alternatives to evening activities centred around drinking, while normalising the decision to avoid alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I come from a small town, and coming to Cardiff it is easy to get into a culture of drinking alcohol,&#8221; Chris said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t even drink much until coming to university, it&#8217;s easy to get swept up in it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgd0x7jlv5o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-alcoholic events are becoming popular in the UK, especially with students. 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