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How to Quit Drinking (or at Least Cut Back)
Medically Reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD on August 28, 2023
Written by Rachel Reiff Ellis
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Know Your Why
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Have a Plan
3/10
Note the Positives
4/10
Understand Detox
5/10
Follow a Guideline
6/10
Create a Script
7/10
Pinpoint Your Triggers
8/10
Share Your Goals
9/10
Find Stand-Ins
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Keep Going
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SOURCES:
Harvard Health Publishing: “11 ways to curb your drinking.”
UF Health: “How to stop drinking.”
Piedmont Healthcare: “How to quit drinking.”
American Addiction Centers: “How to Detox From Alcohol Safely.”
DGA: “USDA-HHS Response to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Using the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Report to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.”
National Institutes of Health: “Self-help strategies for quitting drinking.”
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