Take Control of Your Drinking...And You May Not Need to Quit

INTRODUCTION vii PART I MAKING SENSE OF YOUR SITUATION 1 DO YOU HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM? 3 2 WHY DOES DRINKING CAUSE YOU DIFFICULTY? 14 PART II BEFORE YOU GET STARTED 3 GETTING READY AND STAYING MOTIVATED 33 4 CAN YOU REALLY HELP YOURSELF? 48 5 YOU MAY NEED MEDICAL HELP 59 6 WHAT TO DO: ABSTINENCE OR MODERATION? 65 PART III MODERATING YOUR DRINKING 7 MODERATION: GENERAL TECHNIQUES 77 8 YOUR PERSONAL MODERATE DRINKING CONTRACT 84 9 BUMPS AND DETOURS WITH MODERATE DRINKING 107 PART IV QUITTING DRINKING AND STAYING SOBER 10 MANAGING YOUR THOUGHTS TO QUIT DRINKING 125 11 WHAT YOU MUST DO TO QUIT DRINKING 138 12 MANAGING URGES TO USE 149 13 SLIPS AND FALLS ON THE PATH TO SOBRIETY 159 PART V OTHER RESOURCES 14 THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE TREATMENT 175 15 SELF-HELP GROUPS 179 16 PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT 197 17 MEDICATIONS 211 AFTERWORD 223 NOTES 225 INDEX 233