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What Could Be Done To Quit Chain Smoking And Alcoholism?

Dr..im writing this for my frnd.... She having a frnd..who is sometimes very frndly,sometimes he behave like a beast....shouting too much..chain smoker.serious alcoholic,not wish to share family details..hiding from all... Can u say was he have any prblm?
Mon, 30 Dec 2013
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For smoking he can either follow cold turkey method in which he stops smoking at a go followed by nicotine chewing gums and bupirinon tablets.Along with this follow the 4 A regime of Ask,Advise,Assist,Arrange along with 4 r motivational interventions relevance,risks,rewards,repition.For alchohol dependence get counselling and slowly decrease the quantity ,you can also give disulfiram but it is a dangerous method better option is counselling.
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What Could Be Done To Quit Chain Smoking And Alcoholism?

For smoking he can either follow cold turkey method in which he stops smoking at a go followed by nicotine chewing gums and bupirinon tablets.Along with this follow the 4 A regime of Ask,Advise,Assist,Arrange along with 4 r motivational interventions relevance,risks,rewards,repition.For alchohol dependence get counselling and slowly decrease the quantity ,you can also give disulfiram but it is a dangerous method better option is counselling.