{"id":4393,"date":"2012-12-04T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=4393"},"modified":"2012-12-04T11:38:50","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T16:38:50","slug":"think-before-you-drink-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=4393","title":{"rendered":"Think Before You Drink This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of Health4U\u2019s latest websites, <a title=\"Thinking About Drinking\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkingaboutdrinking.msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thinkingaboutdrinking.msu.edu<\/a>, asks you to think about your drinking throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Employee Assistance Program Counselor Jonathon Novello said the site was created as a way to reach faculty, staff and alumni. He said the site doesn\u2019t discourage drinking, but asks visitors to take a look at their drinking habits, which can become more noticeable during the holiday season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of alcohol that people consume goes up as much as 27 percent between the week before Thanksgiving and the week after New Year\u2019s,\u201d Novello said.<\/p>\n<p>The site provides resources for those who think they may have a problem and tips for how to become a more responsible drinker. Novello suggested a few tips to keep it safe over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re going to a party, don\u2019t bring alcohol with you. Limit yourself to what may or may not be provided at the party and make a plan for the night.<\/li>\n<li>Intersperse your drinks with a glass of water or pop. It will spread out the amount you are actually drinking and slow your pace.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re going out to the bars, bring only cash with you. Less money on hand will cause you to buy less drinks for yourself and will help you avoid buying rounds for your friends.<\/li>\n<li>Take a break! The body was not meant to drink night after night, so make a conscious choice not to drink each night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View more tips and resources on our <a title=\"Thinking About Drinking post\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/05\/thinking-about-drinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previous post<\/a> or visit the site!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4397\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Thinking About Drinking Website\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkingaboutdrinking.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"AlcoholDrinks\" alt=\"Alcoholic Drinks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/alcoholdrinks.jpg?resize=500%2C190\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/alcoholdrinks.jpg?w=788&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/alcoholdrinks.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/alcoholdrinks.jpg?resize=768%2C292&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of thinkingaboutdrinking.msu.edu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Health4U\u2019s latest websites, thinkingaboutdrinking.msu.edu, asks you to think about your drinking throughout the year. Employee Assistance Program Counselor Jonathon Novello said the site was created as a way to reach faculty, staff and&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=4393\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Think Before You Drink This Holiday Season<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-18R","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}