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If you have decided to cut back on your drinking or stop drinking all together, you'll face situations where you are tempted to drink. Here are some tips for dealing with those urges and keeping your pledge to yourself. Alcohol addiction is a lifelong problem that addicts struggle to control years after first becoming sober. Recent statistics show that up to 90 percent of alcohol addicts will suffer a relapse and have a drink within four years of leaving an alcohol rehab center. Even decades later, people who have seemingly beaten their addiction to alcohol can feel the temptation to have "just one drink" to see what it tastes like. Recovering alcoholics deal with two types of triggers that can cause them to relapse once they leave their alcohol and drug rehab program: external triggers such as people or places they associate with drinking or offer a chance to drink; and internal triggers such as emotions or feelings that can cause a person to want to drink because they are happy, sad or nervous. One of the main things that recovering alcoholics are taught during alcohol rehabs is how to deal with these triggers in order to avoid a relapse. The easiest is to avoid high-risk situations where the temptation to drink will be strongest. This can mean turning down invitations to bars, concerts and parties where the alcohol will be flowing freely and the urge to drink will be strongest. Carrying reminders of why you chose to stop drinking in the first place can be another way to deal with situations where you otherwise might be tempted to drink. Some people will carry a card with the reasons they chose to go into addiction treatment in the first place, or always have a photo of their family that they can look at. These kinds of visual stimulation can reinforce a person's will to avoid dangerous situations. Finally, many people choose to go into a support group such as AA or receive counseling after leaving alcohol and drug rehab centers. This gives them someone they can contact immediately if they are feeling the urge to drink again. Typically this person has fought the same demons and can give positive reinforcement and advice on how to diffuse a potential problem. - Annabeth Morrison is a freelance writer living in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. She has written for major magazines, newspapers and online news sites.
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