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Alcoholics tend to think on a good day that they want to give up drinking alcohol, but the reality is that they will have to quit drinking alcohol forever. We have all heard of social drinking and social smoking and these very concepts often make the decision of giving up alcohol just that bit more appealing. The reason being is that alcohol still controls their line of thought, so you are on already heading up a slippery slope and the eventual goal of giving up alcohol is far over the horizon.

This course of action though does actually work for some alcoholics if they have had valuable advice at rehab and just the occasional drink can be achieved. But the reality of this is that Alcoholism is a disease as well as an addiction and drinking alcohol is often just a bad habit that can be controlled with self determination.

If you were to ask a real alcoholic whether they thought they were capable of just having the odd drink and they were honest, they would almost certainly say that it would be just impossible.

A true alcoholic who believes that just one more drink won’t make any difference will fall flat on their face at the first hurdle, exactly what happened to a friend of mine. Unfortunately he is still an alcoholic and still regrets having taken that fatal drink. It has served me in realising at first hand that this myth really doesn’t help in any way at all, and that an alcoholic will always have to say no to alcohol.

Many women alcoholics do manage to stop drinking while pregnant as fortunately good sense does take over in certain circumstances, but the e problem always arises when the baby is born and the mother is left in the same predicament as before, but now with responsibility and stress. The bottle soon calls, but this time there is more then one victim and alcohol will certainly show it’s true face, which is to ruin peoples lives.

These stories can be heard on every street corner, as alcoholism stretches all over the planet as the result of being the perfect tax generator for our greedy governments. If you need help as an alcoholic, don’t go to them for help as they are only interested in your money. What you need is independent advice from people who have managed to overcome the disease of alcoholism and whose only wish now is to help other people who need support to quit drinking alcohol.

On the stop drinking advice blog you will get first hand advice from qualified alcoholism experts who will show you just how easy it can be to wipe out alcohol from your daily life, and you will get the support that has helped literally thousands of people to quit drinking.

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You might like to take the following test, developed by the World Health Organisation. To calculate your score add the figures up in the left-hand column. A score of eight or more suggests a drink problem.

1.How often do you drink alcohol?

(0) Never
(1) Monthly
(2) 2-4 times a month
(3) 2-3 times a week
(4) 4 or more times a week

2.How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day?

(0) 1 or 2
(1) 3 or 4
(2) 5 or 6
(3) 7, 8 or 9
(4) 10 or more

3.How often do you have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

4.How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was expected of you because of drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

6. How often during the last year have you needed a drink first thing in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly (2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

7. How often during the last year have you felt guilt or remorse after drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?

(0) No
(2) Yes, but not in the last year
(3) Yes, during the last year

10. Has a relative, friend, doctor or health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?

(0) No
(2) Yes, but not in the last year
(3) Yes, during the last year

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Do I drink too much alcohol?
Written by Dr Dan Rutherford, GP

It can be hard for someone to tell exactly how much they normally drink. Accustomed drinkers are less aware of feeling drunk, so it may be a good idea to keep a diary of alcohol consumed over a period of time and make a note every time you have a drink.

What counts as a unit of alcohol?
# Half a pint (250ml) of average strength beer.
# 125ml glass of wine 8% ABV.
# One standard pub measure of spirits (25ml).
# 25ml of fortified wine, such as sherry or port.

Safe drinking

Present advice on safe drinking is:

* no more than two units of alcohol per day for women

* no more than three units per day for men

* you should have at least two drink-free days a week.

When drinking at home, people are almost always more generous, so it’s a good idea to get into the habit of using a spirit measure.

Staying within the ‘safe’ limits does not mean that a person is capable of driving a motor vehicle. When driving, it is best not to drink at all.

Advice for pregnant women

Pregnant women are advised to drink no more than one to two units of alcohol once or twice a week.

Heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause the baby to be born with a condition known as foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

FAS causes growth deficiencies, central nervous system defects, lowered IQ and facial malformations.

If I don’t feel drunk, I don’t have a problem - do I?

Alcohol tolerance can lead someone with a dangerously high consumption to be falsely reassured that as long as they don’t feel drunk, they will be fine.

The reverse is true.

Needing a lot of alcohol to get drunk proves that you are already drinking too much, too often.

Alcohol tolerance can be compared to a lack of the ability to feel pain. If you didn’t feel pain, you wouldn’t immediately remove your hand from a hot stove and notice it was burnt until it was too late.

If you have developed a tolerance for alcohol, you can no longer trust your body’s signals to tell you when you’ve had too much. Instead, you will have to keep count of drinks to know when you’ve drunk too much.

How do I reduce how much I drink?

A person who drinks too much may feel it is impossible for them to reduce their alcohol consumption.

If a drinking habit is very heavy, it is often hard work to reduce it - simply because it is always difficult to change habits. You may not even be sure whether you want to cut down.

Fortunately, there are many different ways to reduce alcohol consumption and most people are able to find a way that suits them.

A step-by-step guide to reducing alcohol consumption

Keep a record of all alcohol consumption. Work on ways to make it easier to reduce the alcohol intake.

Talking to a partner or friend could flag up some self-help ideas.

* I can stop drinking alcohol on weekdays.

* I can stop drinking alcohol during the day at work.

* I can substitute every second drink with water, non-alcoholic beer, coffee or a soft drink.

* I can take a different route home, so I won’t be tempted to visit a pub.

* I can visit my family instead of my drinking friends.

What if I can’t reduce my drinking by myself?

It may be difficult for a person to reduce their alcohol consumption without outside assistance. There are several places where it is possible to get help and counselling.

A GP will be able to help by:

* giving advice and drug prescription

* referring a heavy drinker to a counsellor or an organisation that can provide help, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Dedicated alcohol detoxification facilities are rare in the NHS, but there are several private units. These are expensive and it is unusual for the NHS to fund placement, but it does occur.

What about withdrawal symptoms?

For a very heavy drinker, stopping alcohol abruptly can be dangerous.

In addition to the anxiety that abrupt withdrawal can cause, a small proportion of people develop a potentially serious condition called delirium tremens (DTs). This can cause confusion and even convulsions.

Patients at risk of DTs are best managed by planned withdrawal from alcohol in hospital, along with supportive counselling and drug therapy to counteract the physical effects.

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Everyone comes to a decision to quit drinking alcohol in there life. You’ll also find that people have tried beforeto quit drinking alcohol but have had very limited success. The first few days or week is very easy for anyone to stop,but

you’ll find after that they begin to drink again.

So just how do you quit drinking alcohol?

The first thing is to:

Ask yourself why is it you want to quit drinking alcohol? You need to weigh the plus points and the negative ones, butmake sure you write them down. If you don’t this, it will be your first step to failure.

Are there any plus points you have wrote down about drinking alcohol? If there are, you need to find other ways ofachieving them. You need to start to get into good habits and get rid of your old ones today.

What are the bad things you have when you drink alcohol? This could be your health, depression, your family, friends,make sure you spend sometime doing this one, because you’ll find most of these are the very important ones.

You also need to ask yourself and write down your answers, of the good things you expect to get out of life once youquit drinking, and how will your life be better? I have seen so many people do this and you nearly always find that people who write things down achieve there goals in life,but you still need to take action and that’s quitting alcohol for good is one you need to start today.

Now we know that you’re ready to quit drinking we need to work out a plan for you on how to stop drinking alcohol.

Developing a plan is much easier than your think. First you need to have will-power, but it won’t stop you alone from drinking but it’s a major step forward.

Then you need to find out what triggers you to drinking, this could be anything, but make sure you write them down.

Then you need to alter your bad habits, and start making new ones, the sooner you start doing this the sooner your going to quit drinking, I know you think this is all pie in the sky stuff, but trust me I know this works, and I have helped over two thousand people overcome there drinking problems, that’s why I know it works.

It’s quite obvious this won’t happen over night or change in a few days. So start with small achievable goals to begin with, and then move forward to your bigger goals you have written down.

What I do find is that most people who drink alcohol , drink because of there feelings and I would say this goes for 90% of alcoholics. If you can control them you can stop drinking alcohol for good. So how do we do this? Well you need to find something else to do instead of drinking, I would suggest going for a walk, it keeps you healthy and
keeps your mind at rest plus it’s very good for you. But you’ll need to find this one out for yourself, but don’t give up.

You also should regularly review your progress, and find out what is working for you and what is not. Sometimes you will need some help from a friend or a family member, and remember everyone in life needs help sometime or other so you’re no alone in this.

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If you personally make the choice that you are going to drink alcohol, whether on a regular basis or occasionally, you need to be sure that you always drink responsibly.

There are a variety of different habits that you need to get into if you are going to drink in a responsible manner. Remember that you will be held responsible for your actions, whether you were drinking or not, so it is important that you only drink in a responsible manner.

The following are a few tips that can help you with responsible drinking habits.

1. Only Drink When YOU Want To

It may be easy for you to be pressured into drinking alcohol by friends, but you should only drink whenever you feel like you want to. If you are not comfortable drinking in a certain environment, or you are just not in the mood to drink, stick to how you feel and do not let others dictate when and where you drink.

2.Know When To Stop

If you decide to drink alcohol, you need to be responsible enough to know when you need to stop drinking. If you want to test your limits, make sure you do it at home with someone you trust so you can get an idea of when you should stop before you become out of control and unaware. Many people find that drinking any more than one drink in an hour can cause problems.

3. Drink Slowly

If you are going to drink responsibly you need to be sure that you drink slowly. People get drunk quickly when they gulp down drinks and do not realize how much they are consuming. Take the time to enjoy what you are drinking and focus on the wonderful flavors instead of drinking a large quantity quickly.

4. Double Fist Your Drinks

If you are drinking an alcoholic beverage it is a great idea to have a glass of water there as well and drink the two together. Drinking the water in between sips of your alcohol can help to keep the concentration of the alcohol down in your blood stream. You are also less likely to have a hangover the next day if you keep hydrated as well.

5. Designate a Driver

If you are going out and plan on drinking, always make sure that someone is designated to drive and that they have no alcohol whatsoever. If there is no designated driver, you should be the responsible one and abstain from drinking. Remember that driving under the influence, no matter how little, can kill.

Having responsible drinking habits is very important if you are planning to consume alcohol. Being responsible while drinking can keep you healthy, keep you out of embarrassing situations, and most important of all - it can save your life.