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Not one drop of alcohol for over 18 years, just quit cold turkey. Silly reason is because of a band I grew up listening doesn’t drink. But it’s effective, music can move mountains.

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Congrats on your feat of strength! To others looking to quit, I've read[1] that it's dangerous to quit cold turkey. Ease yourself out, and save yourself from possible complications.

1. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/withdrawal-deto...

Thanks, I was also a chain smoker and for me quitting smoking is much more difficult. You get to experience hallucinations, depressions and severe withdrawals. Alcohol is just more about losing your social activities, and being weird around your drinking buddies, but eventually time will make them understand.

I stopped drinking last January. I got a concussion and then went home and drank a 6 pack of a high abv IPA. I had the worst hangover of my life and intense concussion symptoms for a couple of weeks. Since then, I've had no desire to drank.

Awesome, now enjoy the alcohol free journey.

It's been great. No more hangovers. No more having to worry about getting a sober ride home.

I love the taste of beer and now there are so many good NA beers I can still enjoy one and not have to worry about effects of alcohol. Guinness, Blue Moon, Sierra Nevada, Athletic, Stella Artois, etc.

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