Background

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…

You're not a big drinker of alcohol, but you fit in. You may be doing this because someone else has asked you to join. Because fitting together is nicer, more fun…

Alcohol-free -0.0- is hot, hip and happening. It seems that no commercial block passes without 0.0 promotion. And it is also alive among the passers. It is one of the most…

Saturday is a day that calls for a special thirst quencher. Is it convenient: D-drinks specializes in non-alcoholic refreshments and knows how to come up with tasty recipes like no other.…

Everyone faces disappointments in their lives. Or with situations that make the ground shake under your feet. Or simply: days when the whole world is against you…

Hooray it's break time, so your body is celebrating inside. Instead of worrying about breaking down toxins, your body can excel at what…

The brain, the liver, the heart: all organs that are happy with your alcohol break. Just to add one more to this list; your pancreas will also be happier…

It's break time so you don't drink a drop for 40 days. Your mind says this is a very good move, but your body wants something else. That first sip of…

A frequently heard 'complaint' is that IkPas participants are harassed by annoying headaches. So we had to know more about that. We spoke with psychiatrist and health scientist Arnt Schellekens, who previously researched…

Fatigue can be one of the withdrawal symptoms you experience during your break period. But unlike other withdrawal symptoms, that fatigue can last quite a long time. Why is that and how can…

If you were previously used to drinking a glass or several glasses of alcohol several times a week or daily, you should especially at the beginning of your break…