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Tips to Stop Binge Drinking

Binge drinking is drinking at least five alcoholic beverages in a row for men and four in a row for women. Binge drinking has detrimental short-term and long-term effects and can lead to a permanent alcohol addiction. Alcohol is an addictive substance, causing many people to feel unable to stop binge drinking. There are many tools and techniques that can be used to quit binge drinking.

  1. Throw Away Your Alcohol

    • Although it may seem obvious, many people who wish to stop binge drinking don't throw away their alcohol. Don't keep a spare bottle lying around the house; the alcohol will be too much of a temptation to resist. If you know that you can't control yourself, don't keep any alcohol where you can access it. If you live with other people, tell them that you don't want to binge drink anymore. If they support you, they will keep you accountable and not let you possess alcohol.

    Join a Support Group

    • Joining a support group is the best thing you can do if you can't stop binge drinking. Get acquainted with like-minded people who share your struggle. This gives you people to share your successes and failures with. They can help keep you accountable and share their tips and techniques with you. Sometimes people have difficulties admitting that they have a problem with alcohol. If you have a problem, the best thing you can do is get help.

    Educate Yourself

    • Educate yourself on the facts about alcohol abuse. Learn what alcohol does to your body, and think about what you've learned the next time you're tempted to take a drink. Alcohol has many damaging short-term and long-term effects. Many people die from liver failure in the long run or alcohol poisoning in the short run.

    Think of the People Around You

    • Alcohol can hurt the people around you. Everyone has people who care about them. By binge drinking, you are causing emotional harm to the people in your life that truly care about you. Binge drinking ruins relationships, families and friendships. The next time alcohol beckons to you, think about the people you are close with in your life.

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