Background
Long pauser talking
Margrethe emailed us from France. That she was open to an interview. It is her first time IkPas and she is a real ambassador. Because her life is only…
Long pauser talking
Long pausers are people who have extended their alcohol break after Dry January until now. Because they liked the pausing or for some other reason that forces them less or not…
That's why you take a break in June
Yes, taking a break in June is very wise. Why? Because the holidays are just around the corner. And we all know how that goes on vacation… Partly because of that upcoming holiday on…
Long pauser talking
Monique (52) is a recidivist stopper. But she has stopped drinking for six months now. She was done with it. Yet it is still difficult, because alcohol is…
Long pauser talking
Phinus has been what you would call a heavy drinker. He started young, worked hard and became increasingly dependent on alcohol. His turning point was his son-in-law. He also drank too…
Long pausers speak
Pieter has been sleeping well since his break and Nicolette does not drink alcohol because of the medicines she is taking. And both will be tapping 'drying' for six months in a week's time.…
The influence of alcohol advertising on children
Dutch Alcohol Policy Alliance (AAN) and the Zeeland Youth and Alcohol Campaign 'Don't let them get drunk!' together made a film about the influence of alcohol advertisements on children. The aim of the movie…
Stress and alcohol: which stress type are you?
One will run even faster because of it, the other prefers to avoid it as much as possible: stress. Everyone reacts differently to it, but did you know that there are roughly four…
Taste the ginger, feel the kick
'With Paulies Ginger we hope to inspire people to a healthy lifestyle!' "Soooooooo, hellooooo!" was the first reaction of the writer of this article, when tasting the ginger shot.…
During a break you can be yourself
After a drunken evening you will receive apps with summaries of the previous evening in one-liners. "Hey, you must have a headache." 'Pretty sore muscles from that wild dancing or…
Tentative evidence for 'drunken monkey hypothesis'
Before you started your break, you regularly drank an alcoholic drink. Why? Because you like it. Because it helps you relax. Because you just relax a little…
Will the VRIJMIBO die?
The Friday afternoon drink -vrijmibo- is back now that we are working at the office again. Catching up with your colleagues with a beer or wine in hand is a pleasant end to the week.…