"Why aren't you drinking?" The pressure to drink alcohol while socialising

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"Why aren't you drinking?" The pressure to drink alcohol while socialising

Heineken 0.0 has launched a campaign called ‘One for the Road’ with the aim of highlighting the importance of not feeling pressured to drink alcohol. Have you ever felt pressured to drink on a night out despite deciding not to at the beginning of the night? Do you find you get strange looks if you say you don’t drink? Fianna Fail Senator in Louth Erin McGreehan and callers got in touch to share their experiences as non-drinkers. Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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"Why aren't you drinking?" The pressure to drink alcohol while socialising