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How to Cut Back on Drinking & Chain Drinking: 9 Steps To Success

This is the fifth 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 we recommend doing […]

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 […]

Are You Drinking Too Much? Moderate vs. Heavy Drinking: Key Definitions and Percentages

Moderate vs. Heavy Drinking If you’ve come here after searching on the topic of moderate drinking, 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 so as they build on […]

How to Help Someone Who Binge Drinks (Plus Binge Vs Heavy Drinking)

Get Started Binge drinking is a widespread problem in the U.S. Data shows that one in six Americans tends to binge drink from time to time – with 25% of them doing it on a weekly basis. Binge drinking can not only affect a person’s health but can also have social and economic consequences. People […]

7 Steps To Moderate Drinking

Get Started Individuals with severe drinking problems, such as people who continue drinking even after getting a DUI or losing their job, need immediate treatment to stop drinking altogether. However, there are many people who have developed the habit of consuming 4-6 drinks every day. For these less severe cases, moderating drinking and simply reducing […]

Dryuary Tips: How to Stop Drinking for One Month

Get Started Having alcohol problems and need to break the habit of drinking too much? We are all creatures of habit, and certain habits like drinking too much can be a challenge to change. This is why CheckUp &Choices recommends doing a “30”to help you start to change your drinking. Taking a “30” makes a […]

What Is Moderate or Heavy Drinking? Percentages & Definitions in Consumption

Get Started If you’ve come here after searching on the topic of moderate drinking, 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 so as they build on each other. […]