[Klompy]

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If I knew someone who drank two liters of vodka a day, then I wouldn't tell them to have a drink or two a day, and I wouldn't tell them to stop cold turkey and never do it again. I would give them advice similar to the following:

"If I was quitting right now, I might gradually try drinking once every other day, then every weekend, and then cut it down to once per week or so whenever you feel like relaxing by yourself or enjoying the company of a few friends."


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If someone's drinking 2liters of vodka a day, quitting cold turkey is probably impossible without death. You'd have to wean yourself off gradualy, or be hospitalized and filled with other drugs like valium or something. This isn't true for someone who smokes a lot though, they aren't in any physical danger from quitting cold turkey, so I dont think there's a nead for him to do such things.