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Goal Setting

The previous section discussed reasons to quit drinking. Once you have made up your mind to quit, it is time to act; to set a goal for yourself and identify a quit date.

The next step is to make a contract with yourself. A Contract to Quit Drinking (PDF format, 893k) is available to print. Fill it out, sign it and hang it some place you can see it every day. It will serve to remind you of your promise to improve your health by quitting drinking.

Remember: in order to successfully quit drinking you must first acknowledge you want to quit. You are not alone. Across the world, millions of people struggle with quitting alcohol every day.

 

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Written by:

Sonia Duffy, Ph.D., R.N.; Marcia Valenstein, M.D.; Christine Kowalski, M.P.H.; Shara Kilarski, B.S.; Jeffrey Terrell, M.D.; Lynn Gregory, R.N.; David Ronis, Ph.D.; and Fred Blow, Ph.D.

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