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Stress-busting Christmas cards sent to 90,000 homes

14/12/2007

Families in west Manchester are being sent Christmas cards to help tackle festive stress, it has emerged.

The Salford Drug and Alcohol Action Team has announced it is sending cards to 90,000 households to help families deal with stress, debt, binge drinking and drug use.

Each Christmas card contains stress-busting hints and tips and includes the telephone number of a helpline that offers support and advice.

Steve Morton, community co-ordinator, said: "Christmas can be a high-pressure time for families and this increases if someone in the family drinks or uses drugs.

"This campaign is about showing families who find themselves in these situations that there is someone there who can help."

According to the North West Public Health Observatory, seven per cent of Salford residents drink "harmful" amounts of alcohol throughout the year.