新年前夜的狂欢令很多人醉酒头痛，所以大家都在慎重思考是否要加入"一月戒酒"活动。据YouGov去年12月的研究报道，一月不饮酒是一种节假日过度放纵后开始新年的流行方式--400多万人打算自今天起加入这一活动。
But apparently it's not a "fix-all solution" to having a healthier lifestyle when it comes todrinking, and we risk tricking ourselves into thinking we have a more restraint over our habitsthan we may in reality.
但显然，在饮酒方面，这并非拥有健康生活方式的"通用方法"，我们甘愿欺骗自己：我们对不良习惯的自制力比现实生活中所表现出来的自制力更佳。
Dr Mark Wright, a consultant in liver medicine at University Hospital Southampton NHSFoundation Trust, said the month-long break from booze runs the risk of being the perfect"decoy" as it "can make it seem like people have a grip on their drinking".
南安普顿大学医院NHS基金会的肝脏医学顾问马克·赖特医生说道，长达一月不饮酒看似美味"诱饵"，因为这一活动"会让人们觉得能控制饮酒"。
Instead, people should be wary of their consumption year-round, he said. Although there arephysical benefits to giving your body a break, Dr Wright warns that the approach is not thebest psychologically for problem drinkers - and it won't improve your health if you just goback to your usual habits again.
他说道，相反，人们应该留意全年的饮酒量。虽然暂时性的不喝酒能给身体带来一些身体益处，但赖特医生警告道，对于嗜酒者而言，这并不是最好的心理治疗方法--此外，如果活动结束后再度饮酒，人们的健康状况并不会得到改善。
He said: "Giving up alcohol for dry January as some sort of detox is like maxing out yourcredit cards all year and thinking you can solve your financial problems by living like a hermitfor a month. It just isn't going to make things better if you then go back to your usual habits inFebruary. The danger is that abstaining for a month can make it seem like people have a gripon their drinking, but, in fact, it can be the perfect decoy to justify drinking far too much in thefestive season. It's not a fix-all solution. What people need to do is be aware of theirconsumption all year round, aiming to stick to 14 units per week with three to four dry days."
他说道："作为某种排毒方式，一月戒酒就像是刷爆一整年的信用卡，还自以为只要像隐士般生活一个月就可以解决经济问题。但是，如果二月份你重染旧习，事情并不会向好的方向发展。戒酒一个月的危险之处在于：会使人们产生一种可以控制饮酒的感觉，但实际上，这是在节日期间纵酒的完美诱饵。这并不是通用的解决方法啊。人们还是应该注意全年的饮酒量，力图将每周饮酒量控制在14单位以内，同时坚持每周3至4天不饮酒。"
