Peter Jackson, M.D.

(JANUARY 24, 2023) Addiction specialist Peter Jackson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, provided suggestions for alcohol-free activities for individuals aiming to refrain from alcohol consumption in a Washington Post Well+Being article on “Dry January.” Dry January was initiated in 2012 by Alcohol Change UK, a British charity, to urge people to “take a break, live better, feel better, and start your new year the right way by giving up alcohol for 31 days.” Jackson suggests that folks “Make a list of what you can or plan to do, rather than only focusing on what you can’t or won’t do.”