Before You Quit Drinking
What You Need To Know Before You Quit Drinking
By Jason Bacot
Jun 5, 2009
When you have a drinking problem, the answer lies within you to fix it. In order to obtain any help to quit drinking, you first have to admit that you do have a drinking problem. There are now a number of treatments available to alcoholics, but going in for such treatment is a waste of time, unless you first take responsibility for your drinking and the problems it has caused you in your life.
There are two things that you need to bear in mind when you first accept that you have a problem, a) you can't do it alone, as soon as you know there's a problem you should find your nearest Alcoholics Anonymous group, or speak to your GP who can put you in touch with a support …show more content…
Your doctor may suggest that you go into a specific hospital for detox which (detoxification i.e. removing the poison from your body) this is necessary because alcohol is a poison to an alcoholic.
You will still get the withdrawal symptoms in the hospital, and these vary from person to person, but you will have help at hand. Medically supervised detox is far safer than individual detox without professional help.
When you give up drinking it can leave a big hole in your life and so you need to find something you enjoy to occupy the time and keep your mind off of drinking. Whether you choose to go fishing or prefer to sit on the couch for hours with a Play Station, is immaterial, providing you find something to do.
You also need a group or a friend in the same situation who will share your journey and understands exactly how you are feeling and why it's so hard for an alcoholic to stop drinking.
There is one particular drug which does not yet have FDA approval, but has proved quite effective in clinical trials and it's 28% more successful than other drugs in increasing the amount of dry days. Alcoholics, who may have been drinking for years, do far better with the aid of drugs, than they do without that
By Jason Bacot
Jun 5, 2009
When you have a drinking problem, the answer lies within you to fix it. In order to obtain any help to quit drinking, you first have to admit that you do have a drinking problem. There are now a number of treatments available to alcoholics, but going in for such treatment is a waste of time, unless you first take responsibility for your drinking and the problems it has caused you in your life.
There are two things that you need to bear in mind when you first accept that you have a problem, a) you can't do it alone, as soon as you know there's a problem you should find your nearest Alcoholics Anonymous group, or speak to your GP who can put you in touch with a support …show more content…
Your doctor may suggest that you go into a specific hospital for detox which (detoxification i.e. removing the poison from your body) this is necessary because alcohol is a poison to an alcoholic.
You will still get the withdrawal symptoms in the hospital, and these vary from person to person, but you will have help at hand. Medically supervised detox is far safer than individual detox without professional help.
When you give up drinking it can leave a big hole in your life and so you need to find something you enjoy to occupy the time and keep your mind off of drinking. Whether you choose to go fishing or prefer to sit on the couch for hours with a Play Station, is immaterial, providing you find something to do.
You also need a group or a friend in the same situation who will share your journey and understands exactly how you are feeling and why it's so hard for an alcoholic to stop drinking.
There is one particular drug which does not yet have FDA approval, but has proved quite effective in clinical trials and it's 28% more successful than other drugs in increasing the amount of dry days. Alcoholics, who may have been drinking for years, do far better with the aid of drugs, than they do without that