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Correspondent. Does a month without alcohol work?
Correspondent. Does a month without alcohol work? – (SPECIAL SENDING / FRANCE 2)
A third of French people would like to stop drinking alcohol for at least a month. A journalist from “Envoyé Spécial” tried the experiment, which he filmed daily.
Initially, it was a personal challenge that journalist Adrian Jaouen set for himself: to no longer drink a single glass of alcohol for at least a month. Objective: to evaluate the effects of this abstinence on his health and to test his resistance to temptation. An experience that he filmed day by day: from his appointments with the doctor who accompanied him to evenings with friends or with his rugby teammates.
A challenge acclaimed by addictologists, but shunned by the authorities?
This challenge is the whole concept of Dry January. Imported from the United Kingdom in 2020, the “alcohol-free month” is gaining more and more fans in France: a third of French people would be tempted by the experience.
But if this operation is acclaimed by addictologists, it arouses much less enthusiasm among the authorities. This year again, the government has not planned any support campaign. In a country where alcohol consumption is part of the tradition, promoting its cessation does not seem to be accepted!
A report by Adrian Jaouen and Thomas Lhoste for France tv.presse broadcast in “Envoyéspecial” on January 11 2024.
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