How to quit or cut down
Some people with alcohol problems who are not
physically addicted are able to quit or cut down without help.
The following are suggestions that people have found helpful:
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Write down your reasons for wanting to quit
or cut down.
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Get support from your friends.
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Keep no liquor in your home.
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When you drink, sip slowly and take a break of one hour
between drinks.
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Eat food when you drink.
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Pick a day or two each week when you will not drink at all
and think about how you feel physically and emotionally on
these days. When you succeed and feel better you may decide to
quit for good.
Very often, people are not able to quit cold
turkey on their own. A variety of treatments exist for alcohol
dependence, including self-help groups (like Alcoholics
Anonymous — and there are LGBTIQ AA groups), medication,
detoxification, and rehabilitation on either an inpatient or
outpatient basis.
If you chose to enter a treatment program, be
sure that the program is supportive of you as a gay, lesbian,
bisexual and/or transgendered and intersexed person. If you
are struggling with homophobia or spending time educating
those around you, you will not be able to focus on your
recovery. There are treatment programs specifically for LGBTIQ
people, and many "mainstream" treatment programs are now LGBTIQ-friendly.
For more information:
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Health services:
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