Background
26 March 2020 / Background
See drinking makes drinking?
40% of the participants from 2019 indicated that 'setting a good example to young people' was one of the reasons why they consciously wanted to take a break. Have children…
25 March 2020 / Background
You drank alcohol during the break period: what now?
At some point during your dry trip, you may have a setback – you've had a drink and now don't know what to do. The important thing is to find out…
24 March 2020 / Background
The effect of pausing on your sports performance
Your health is worth everything to you. Exercise contributes to better health, both mentally and physically. A good condition gives strength and increases your resistance. Also nice: an alcohol break…
22 March 2020 / Background
Alcohol and the National Prevention Agreement
Every year, 35,000 Dutch people die as a result of smoking, being overweight or having problem drinking. Together they are the largest cause of disease in the Netherlands. The agreements in the National Prevention Agreement have consequences for everyone in…
March 21, 2020 / Background
Watch the best movies and documentaries at home
During your break period it is best to spoil yourself. Or no, it is precisely during the break period that you should spoil yourself. Going to the cinema is extra relaxing for many people. slumped…
20 March 2020 / Background
These Netflix series make the break into a party
Saturday night is just around the corner. An excellent evening to start a new series. Netflix will release new series in March that guarantee many…
19 March 2020 / Background
Books to lose yourself in
Every month, authors from all over the world treat the reading public to new page-turners. In the month of March there is also plenty to choose from in the literary field. We selected…
March 17, 2020 / Background
Gain surprising insights during your break period
Now that you've nearly reached the finish line of the bridging challenge, you may have already tasted one or more of the benefits. Maybe you are one of the lucky ones who better…
15 March 2020 / Background
Boost your resistance
A deteriorated resistance makes you more susceptible to colds and flu symptoms. There's nothing you can do about it, you might think. Anyway! Because did you know that during the break period your resistance…
14 March 2020 / Background
Blurring: the hard classic separation between catering and retail is increasingly blurring
A drink at the hairdresser, a beer tasting in the liquor store and bubbles in a clothing store; we find it the most normal thing in the world these days. This industry blurring has a…
March 13, 2020 / Background
The high functioning alcoholic
The image of the homeless elderly man stumbling with a bottle in hand is as stereotypical as it is outdated. Today's alcoholic is no more...
March 12, 2020 / Background
Alcohol break is becoming more and more popular
Last Dry January, more than 45,000 people took a break. And those were only the registered IkPas participants. Research agency Motivaction conducted a representative online survey among Dutch people. This research provides…