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Pharmacological Extinction of Excessive Alcohol Drinking

-The Sinclair Method
For most people, drinking an alcoholic beverage is a social pleasure to be enjoyed as a ritual - weddings, parties, and ballgames. Sometimes drinking is an intimate cocktail for two, or an end of the workday beer. Oftentimes, the excessive use of alcohol is a family tradition - one that can be passed down from father to son and mother to daughter. Drinking is a tradition that can be hard to break and excessive alcohol drinking is an extremely common problem. About one out of ten people consume enough alcohol to pose a serious risk to his or her health. Chronic drinkers who become dependent upon alcohol (they cannot control their drinking) are called "alcoholics."