Mirrabooka Quick Quitters program – Alcohol

Additional information about alcohol

Alcohol has sometimes been described as a great social lubricant. Perhaps because it is widely used and enjoyed it is often not considered harmful. However, it is in fact second only to tobacco as a leading cause of illness and death in Australia. You might like to consider some of these perhaps myth busting facts.

In Australia, about half of the population are drinkers and consume an astonishing 8 liters of pure alcohol in any one year. The under 25years age group have the highest rate of consumption for any group.

Alcohol passes quickly from the stomach. Within about one hour, 90% of what has been consumed passes into the blood stream. Women, adolescents and the elderly will tend to have higher blood alcohol levels than young adults and middle aged consumers.

It is worth noting that alcohol is broken down in the liver and then excreted by the kidneys. There is nothing that will hasten the excretion process, not coffee, cold showers or sleep! After a heavy drinking session, a consumer’s blood alcohol can remain high for many hours.

Unless alcohol is enjoyed at low risk levels, there can be ever increasing negative effects for the consumer, their family, friends and work colleges. Too much alcohol can affect the way you think feel and behave, your sexual function and fertility, work performance, and your health and judgment.

Prolonged heavy drinking will increase your risk of gastrointestinal, heart, circulatory, liver and pancreatic problems. It may also contribute to memory loss, brain damage and increase your risk of certain types of cancer.

Binge drinking or episodes of heavy drinking, has equally negative effects for the drinker plus a higher possibility of accident, injury and increased expressions of anger and violence.

Many people are unsure if their alcohol consumption levels are at a risky level. You can estimate yours by considering this:

LOW RISK DRINKING LEVELS

There are really no safe levels for women who are pregnant.

xxxxMEN 6 standard drinks on any one day, no more than 4 days per week.
xxxxxxxWOMEN 4 standard drinks on any one day, no more than 4 days per week.
A standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol. Examples:
1 standard drink = 1 pot or 1.5 375ml cans/bottle full strength beer.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1.5 375 ml can pre mixed spirits or 30 ml nip of spirits.
xxxxxx1 bottle spirits = 22 standard drinks.
xxxxxx100 mls wine or 60 mls port/sherry.

If you are drinking less than this, then you need to take no action. If your alcohol consumption puts you in a higher risk category, and you wish to change that, thereby improving your capacity to live a longer, happier more healthy life, you might benefit with some help.

Mirrabooka Quick Quitters offer 2 Alcohol programs - one for those who wish or need to be alcohol abstinent, and a controlled drinking program for those who wish to reduce their alcohol consumption and maintain it at safe levels. We will help you to asses the type of program best suited to your needs.
 
ALCOHOL PROGRAM SUMMARY
Either  of the other Quick Quitters programs can be taken with this one at no additional cost.
You will need to present sober for any of your appointments.
Your program

• Will asses you suitability for these programs.
• Will be delivered in 5 sessions over 3- 4 weeks to suit you particular needs. Extra sessions are available at reduced cost if necessary.
• Will address the complex physiological and psychological issues that may be involved.
• Will allow sufficient time to make changes and master strategies necessary to successfully reach and maintain your chosen objectives.
• You will receive written and verbal educational information to support and your changes.
• The programs involve the use of laser acupuncture, and laser assisted lymphatic drainage and massage to facilitate the detoxification process.
• You will experience minimal cravings, irritability and sleep disturbance.
• It is safe, painless, involves no needles, pills, patches or potions.
• You will soon look, feel and function much better.

You will regain the financial cost of your treatment in a very short time

       COSTS $550.00 (10% discount to uninsured health card holders) 
       Rebates available for most health funds
       Credit cards acceptable at Nambour Clinic

If you are ready to take action, please phone for your appointment, you can save time if you complete the attached form then print it out and bring it with you or post it to Mirrabooka Massage and Healthcare Po Box 155 Pomona Qld 4568.

If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to enable you to open this document, please download this free software by clicking this link and then follow the on screen prompts.

We are a local Sunshine Coast Service Provider and will be here to support you and provide additional maintenance sessions (these are rarely required) at reduced cost. Telephone support will be available throughout your program.

Imagine – you could be back in control again soon.

PRE PRESENTATION PREPERATION

Your success rate will be greatly increased if you  

• Do not drink or smoke any thing for 24 hours before presentation. Then get stuck into identifying and controlling your triggers. Simple things can be surprisingly powerful. Your journey begins now. Keeping busy helps.
• Get rid of all alcohol or smoking related items from your home, car and workplace, such as lighters ashtrays cigarettes, cannabis or alcohol as relevant.
• Wash, dispose of or relocate items that smell of your substance, don't forget rubbish bins and your car.
• Re arrange your social life so as to avoid smokers and drinkers if you can. Pubs, clubs and parties are best avoided in the early stages. Such settings are very high risk situations for all quitters. This will not last for ever!
• Eliminate or reduce any other triggers that you can. We will discuss ways of managing those you cannot during your visits. Make your list soon.
• Let your family and friends know you are trying to improve your health and life by quitting or cutting back and enlist their support. Really good friends will readily give it. Some of them may even be relieved to hear your news.
• Let all visitors to your home know that it is now a smoke free/alcohol free zone. Negotiate with partners as best you can.

Sometimes in this action phase of your desire to change doubts to arise. Some people may start to think that they don't have enough will power to take these and other necessary steps to change their behavior. Please be assured that it has a great deal more to do with smarts than will power, and Mirrabooka Health can certainly help you with that.
 

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