Recognizing your relationship with alcohol and its potential harmful impacts can be difficult. During Alcohol Awareness Month, check in with yourself to see if any of the following apply.
Signs of Alcohol Misuse
- Drinking more or longer than intended.
- Spending a lot of time drinking or thinking about alcohol.
- Loved ones or trusted friends have made comments about your drinking.
- Finding that drinking interferes with daily activities, family, friends, or work.
- Having legal problems due to drinking.
- Needing to drink more than before to get the desired effect.
- Continuing to drink even though it causes depressed or anxious feelings or adds to another health problem.
- Trying to cut down or stop drinking but not being able to.
- Experiencing symptoms of withdrawal when you don’t drink, like shakiness, sweating, tremors, headaches, anxiety, irritability, and/or insomnia.
Help is Here
If you feel alcohol may be negatively impacting your life and you’re ready to make a change, help is available! Talk to your healthcare provider about the benefits of and strategies for curbing your alcohol use. You can also connect with Elders and community members who are leading a sober lifestyle to learn traditional ways to support your journey towards a healthier life.
To learn more about some of the supports available to you through Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), visit
www.tananachiefs.org/services/wellness-prevention/.
Have an Alcohol-Free Weekend
Even one weekend without alcohol can clear your mind, give you more energy to focus on your goals, improve your sleep, and help you save some money. Join others from across the TCC region for our annual Alcohol-Free Weekend April 3-5, 2026. Share how you’ll be spending your alcohol-free weekend on our social media page for a chance to win a pressure cooker. We can’t wait to celebrate sobriety together!