I want to quit alcohol. How to go about it?
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It's good that u have thought about quitting. Decrease ur alcohol intake gradually over weeks. If u really have the willpower u can stop any day. But keep watch over withdrawal symptoms
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Start on detox protocol. Once detoxed you will have to go through counselling. You need to keep BP under control. Also you need to be on a BP management program as well.
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Depending on how much you drink and how long you have been drinking, you may need to go for detoxification. This may be done either in a hospital or in a rehabilitation center itself. It is a way of clearing all the toxins related to the alcohol and this will make it easy for you to remove the physical craving. It will also help to deal with the withdrawal syndrome when abstaining from alcohol consumption. You will need the help of a therapist and a support group called the AA, Alcoholics Anonymous. They follow a very effective and time-tested 12 Step program for the recovery. You will need to avoid all associations to drinking: friends, places, habits, companions, and times, for a short period until you get over the addictive drive. You may take liquid substitutes when the drinking urge is strongest as an oral stimulant. Examples of these would be: soups, buttermilk, juices, pepper water, tender coconut water etc. Start a completely new set of habits, behaviors, social circles, entertainment sources, and learn to be happy without the drink. There is a concept called Script Work, which is where the success of your recovery can have a lasting and effective impact. You must make some plans around salary time, and how to save money, and clear debts that you might have accumulated when you were drinking. Ideally, you should admit yourself to the rehabilitation center where all these things and more are done and practiced.
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