This guide is provided by Mark Jay Alcohol Detox: a provider of private alcohol treatment in the UK

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Contents: How to Stop Drinking Alcohol

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1: About this guide
About this guide
Registering and contributing to this guide
About Mark Jay
Why I don't call you an alcoholic
An (oversimplified) walk-through map of treatment
The ingredients of success: my top 3 tips
2: About you, alcohol and addiction
Alcohol & risk
Have you got a drink problem?
Alcohol dependence and addiction
Cravings
Alcohol & Your Liver
Alcohol and Your Mental Health
3: Are you ready to stop drinking?
About making big changes
Can I ever drink again?
Eight important things for you to ponder
What do do if you're not ready yet
4: Getting help with your drinking
Why you should get help
Does treatment work? / The best treatments
Treatment approaches and philosophies
What to look for from anyone helping you
"An Intervention"
Choosing the best treatment for you...
⇒ NHS
⇒ Alcoholics Anonymous
⇒ Rehab
⇒ Private home detox services
⇒ Specialist alcohol counsellors
⇒ Miscellaneous free services
⇒ Non-AA self-help
⇒ Fringe approaches
5: Stopping drinking and detox
Alcohol detoxification
How does detox work?
Home alcohol detox
Hospital detox
Who provides detox?
DIY detox
How many times can I detox?
Stopping drinking if you're not physically dependent
Miscellaneous
Appendix 1: Moderating your drinking
Sleep hygiene
Advice for partners and families
An Eschatological Laundry List (sic)
Bibliography & sources
Visitors' section
6: Staying stopped
Index
Have a hook to hang it all on
Early days
Look after yourself
Involve your family and friends
Aftercare - staying in treatment
Avoiding alcohol
Coping with cravings
What was the function of alcohol?
honesty
Resolving underlying psychological problems
Mindfulness & meditation
Recovery Checklist
Life Planning Checklist
sabotage and self-sabotage
Medication: Disulfiram (Antabuse®)
Medication: Acamprosate (Campral®)
Medication: Naltrexone
7: Relapse: if it all goes wrong
If treatment doesn't work
If you relapse – it's not necessarily a catastrophe
Possible reasons for relapse

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