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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3711941" data-attributes="member: 45785"><p>I cold-turkeyed nicotine/tobacco, but wasn't strongly addicted. Anything you've been using for years you probably need to taper down on, since your body needs it to function like you're used to it functioning. I'm still working on tapering down on caffeine. Down to a couple or 3 cups of strong tea a day, say a maximum 150mg, from a minimum of 600mg in the 80's. </p><p></p><p>Start by measuring how much you need to feel right. Do you drink hard liquor or beer or wine or some of each? Figure out how much alcohol you're actually using, then start reducing it. Maybe cut out one drink a day, or have your drinks in a smaller glass. Just start reducing what your drinking, and reduce it a little more each month. If you want it badly enough, you can do it. Maybe start saving the money you've been spending on alcohol for something else. I found I could get 5 used paperback books for what my 3 packs of cigarettes per day were costing me. $1.05 at the time. Not saying I saved any money, but I bought stuff I wanted more. </p><p></p><p>You may not need to completely quit, either. There are supposed to be health benefits to drinking one or two glasses of wine a day. Likewise tea. Nobody needs to drink a case of Coke a day, like I was doing, in addition to all the gallons of sweet tea, hot & cold, I was drinking.</p><p></p><p>Knew a guy who drank a minimum 6 quarts a day of Passport Scotch. Cheap nasty stuff. He'd rather have a drink than get laid or anything else. And he was as drunk as he was going to get on the first drink of the day. Got himself thrown out of the Air Force when I was an Airman 1st Class. Was a Technical Sergeant when I started working with him. And I out-ranked him before his career was over. </p><p></p><p>Bill</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillM, post: 3711941, member: 45785"] I cold-turkeyed nicotine/tobacco, but wasn't strongly addicted. Anything you've been using for years you probably need to taper down on, since your body needs it to function like you're used to it functioning. I'm still working on tapering down on caffeine. Down to a couple or 3 cups of strong tea a day, say a maximum 150mg, from a minimum of 600mg in the 80's. Start by measuring how much you need to feel right. Do you drink hard liquor or beer or wine or some of each? Figure out how much alcohol you're actually using, then start reducing it. Maybe cut out one drink a day, or have your drinks in a smaller glass. Just start reducing what your drinking, and reduce it a little more each month. If you want it badly enough, you can do it. Maybe start saving the money you've been spending on alcohol for something else. I found I could get 5 used paperback books for what my 3 packs of cigarettes per day were costing me. $1.05 at the time. Not saying I saved any money, but I bought stuff I wanted more. You may not need to completely quit, either. There are supposed to be health benefits to drinking one or two glasses of wine a day. Likewise tea. Nobody needs to drink a case of Coke a day, like I was doing, in addition to all the gallons of sweet tea, hot & cold, I was drinking. Knew a guy who drank a minimum 6 quarts a day of Passport Scotch. Cheap nasty stuff. He'd rather have a drink than get laid or anything else. And he was as drunk as he was going to get on the first drink of the day. Got himself thrown out of the Air Force when I was an Airman 1st Class. Was a Technical Sergeant when I started working with him. And I out-ranked him before his career was over. Bill [/QUOTE]
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