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When I decided not to drink for three weekends last year (because I only drank on Friday and Saturday), I thought it was smart to stop all parties, outings and get-togethers…

Why do I leave my wine standing during our daily 'cosy' drink hour around five o'clock? Not just because I don't want to consume alcohol for 30 days. Just because you have to. Mine…

Irene is 48 and the mother of two beautiful teenage daughters. She is divorced, in a LAT relationship and works full time as an executive in the financial sector. Irene has through…

We've been on the road for quite some time now and I must admit that I've had quite a hard time the past week. Not just by saying 'No' and not doing it, but…

Last week, the second week without 'my' wines, I suddenly had to think of an episode of Friends that I saw years ago. An old friend of one of the protagonists…

January 13, 2018. Already 12 days without alcohol. Okay admit minus 2x one drink in week 1. Beginner failure. It is, however, more difficult than expected. But I do want it…

It had crept in a bit. Innocent, casual. Wine while cooking. Add half more while eating. And oh well, we'll do another one on the bank,…

Society encourages drinking alcohol. Last night I was in the casino and I immediately noticed (actually because of IkPas for the first time) how prominently everything with alcohol in the picture…

I saw it before the turn of the year: 'IkPas'. Not for me, last year also three weeks. Three weekends then, because I only drank on weekends. Until I get on…

The I Do Not Drink Month Gerb De Column Writer is a well-known person on Facebook. This time his column is about IkPas. "Three two one; Happy new year!" Give everyone a kiss, hug…

It is bizarre how aware you are of alcohol use when you no longer participate. Drinks are literally everywhere. I have been following the Danish crime series Dicte for a while and…

I can't call it drinking, even drinking regularly is going too far. With a drink or 3/4 a week I score below the average of the Dutch in terms of…