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Alcohol Treatment Research: Resolving to break an addiction, Help from Harvard Medical School

The Harvard Medical School has released some advice for those resolving to break their addiction this New Year. This advice is released in conjunction with the School's Overcoming Addiction: Paths toward recovery publication.

The following background and advice comes from the Harvard Medical School.

If you're trying to overcome an addiction at the dawn of the New Year, the following steps offer the greatest chance of success.

1. Seek help. Although people can recover from addiction on their own, others need advice and support from professionals, peers, or both. Your own doctor, a community mental health center, or a local substance abuse treatment centre are good places to start.


2. Set a quit date. It might be helpful to choose a meaningful date like a special event, birthday, or anniversary.


3. Change your environment. Remove any reminders of your addiction from your home and workplace. For example, separate from those who would encourage you to be involved with the substance or behaviour. If you are trying to quit drinking, get rid of any alcohol, bottle openers, wine glasses, and corkscrews. If you're trying to quit gambling, remove reminders of your gambling, such as playing cards, scratch tickets, or poker chips. Also, don't let other people use or bring reminders of the substance or behaviour into your home.


4. Learn new skills and activities. Instead of giving in to an urge to use, come up with alternative activities, such as going for a walk, to keep you busy until the urge passes. Be prepared to deal with things that trigger your cravings, such as being in an environment where others are using.


5. Review your past attempts at quitting. Think about what worked and what did not. Think of what might have contributed to relapse and change accordingly.


6. Create a support network. Talk to your family, friends, and co-workers and ask for their encouragement and support. Also, consider talking to your health care provider about the method of quitting that is best for you. There may be medications that can ease the process for you, and increase your chances of success.

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