Hi Figu,

I totally agree with SoulfulSurvivor, your friend has to be the one who wants the change. One simple way of having just a small impact on a loved one is setting an example. Having experienced this myself with my brother I can tell you that this is a slow process, my brother came to stay with us and saw that we do not drink and we do not have alcohol in the house. His first reaction was what kind of household is this you do not have any alcohol in the house? He made his own decision first day at our place, if we are not drinking then he will stay sober also, that was a start. As soon as he went to back to England to his family, he started, but he remembered that he felt very different when he stayed with us and did not drink. My wife and I never said that he should not drink. Today it is thirty years he is alcohol free, but he did it himself, his wife also left him alone, never ever said stop drinking.

There are dietary changes that can help. Kudzu is used in eastern cultures for beating alcohol addiction. You can google about it and find how to take it and how much.

Liver Cleanses will help tremendously. High doses of Vitamin C, 2000 mg of Ascorbic Acid Crystals in water, 4 times a day is very good for an addict. Raw foods are extremely helpful to revitalize the liver and rest of the body. Rosemary tea during daytime and Chamomile at night time will help, other herbs such as Hawthorne Berry, Passion Flower, Ginko Biloba and Valerian root are very good for addiction of any type.

He needs to stay away from all kinds of sugars, except for fruits. Caffeine in any form has to be avoided as well.

Suggestions can be made by asking a question. For example, "I read about Vitamin C and how it helps our body, do you think you it will help you as well? Do you want to try that?"

Also without pushing too much leave articles for him to discover himself to read and let him make his own decision.

I am also trying to help a friend to quit smoking.

Good wishes to you and your friend.

Archus

Your friend is very much lucky to have you beside him. It would be great if you can take him to addiction centre but before that, he should have a strong desire to quit them.