Dear sir I have alcohol addiction from last 3 years I have tried many times to cut it down but fails to quit. In night I take everyday 6 pegs which I know is very high quantity. I don't know what happens at night after completing my work I start drinking. Sir pleas suggest me any method how to quit alcohol as I want to quit this bad habit permanently Thanks and waiting for your reply.

Dr. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist14yrs exp

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Alcohol dependence involves intense craving or desire to drink alcohol. People drink for pleasure or rationalize it on external factors like family problems, work tension, etc. They drink continuously, i.e. Almost daily or even weekly once or twice with withdrawal symptoms, tolerance, bodily damage, etc. Due to alcohol they and/ or others are affected significantly. You need to consult a psychiatrist and go for 3 steps of de addiction. 1st is detoxification, when alcohol is stopped and the withdrawal is made smooth with minimal discomfort, 2 nd is maintenance and further deaddiction when the physical problems and psychological state of the individual is maintained and anti-craving drugs started 3 rd rehabilitation, when relapse prevention is the goal, while maintaining deaddiction. All the best.  

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