How Do I Stop Drinking?

Answer:
Alcoholism and heavy drinking has almost become an unknown epidemic in America.

Sure, we all know people who drink too much, but many more hide their problems behind closed doors. Once you have made the decision to do something about it, what should you do?

There are many different ideas out there for how to quit. If you have been drinking for a long time or very heavily, the safest way is to check into a treatment center for a period of time, where you can be medically supervised as your body goes through the detoxification process. If you decide to try to get off of alcohol on your own, there are two options: cold turkey and gradual. The cold turkey is the most difficult method, as you are stopping cold, white knuckling the withdrawals. Without medical supervision, this can be the most dangerous. With the gradual method, it takes longer, but you are slowly coming off of the drug. For example, if you usually drink twelve beers, drop down to ten for a couple of days, and then go to eight, etc.

Your craving for sugar will go up when you stop drinking, due to all the sugar in alcohol. Many in recovery have a bowl of ice cream before bed. Above all, most people are not successful without a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).