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Standard Drink Calculator & Table – If Cutting Back, Know How Much Alcohol Is in That Drink

Standard Drink Calculator & Table – If Cutting Back, Know How Much Alcohol Is in That Drink If you’ve come here after searching on this issue, it’s likely that you’re wondering about your drinking and whether or not you should cut back to reduce alcohol-related problems or risks for problems. If you’ve not read the […]

Considering Your Progress in Moderate Drinking: What if Moderation isn’t Working for You?

This is the last of a series of posts on moderate drinking. If you’ve come here after searching on this issue, it’s likely that you’re wondering about your drinking and whether or not you should cut back to reduce alcohol-related problems or risks for problems. If you’ve not read the previous post I recommend doing […]

Can I Learn to Cut Back My Drinking and What Might My Chances of Success Be?

This is the fourth in a series of blogs on moderate drinking. The first covered definitions of moderate drinking based on years of solid empirical research. It also addressed instances where moderate drinking or a goal of pursuing moderate drinking could be hazardous to your health and well-being. If you haven’t yet read it, we […]

Rethinking Drinking: Should I Cut Back or Quit?

If you’ve come here after searching on this issue, it’s likely that you’re wondering about your drinking, you are rethinking and whether or not you should cut back to minimize related problems. If you’ve not read the previous post I recommend doing so as they build on each other. The first post covered definitions of […]

How to Deal with Alcohol Cravings: 16 Effective Ways to Beat Your Cravings (Plus CMT Vs MBRP)

When you are attempting to make changes to your drinking habits or drug use, it can be frustrating trying to figure out how to control urges. You might be doing your best to avoid taking drugs or drinking, but you still find yourself having drug and alcohol urges or cravings. Not all is lost, however.  […]

Standard Drink Calculator & Chart of Alcoholic Content – How Much Alcohol Is in That Drink? (2025 Update)

Not yet sure where you stand with alcohol? Take our free assessment. Free Assessment One of the first steps in learning how to stop drinking so much is to determine how much alcohol is in your favorite drink. It may well be more than you think. Now more than ever, in the age of supersize drink […]

A Review of Digital Tools for Alcohol Problems

Get Started We and others have been developing and evaluating digital tools to help people with alcohol problems for over 20 years now. And an analysis of the field (the first) has just been published. It gets a bit into the weeds but if you’ll stick with it, there’s good news at the end. Brian […]

What is Binge Drinking Vs Heavy Drinking: Definitions & Some Differences

Get Started Definitions and how to identify binge drinking and heavy drinking behaviors with tools. In years past the term binge drinking or “going on a binge” was not a medical term but referred to a person drinking large amounts of alcohol daily over a sustained period of time (“a binge”). In recent times though […]