Practical Support to Help You Quit Drinking

A small team, working with consulting psychologists, creates practical tools and plain-language guides for changing your relationship with alcohol.

Updated 2026-08-28 · Written by the Quit Drinking team

We are a small team building practical tools to help people quit drinking or reduce the harm alcohol causes in their lives. We work with consulting psychologists on an app focused on behavior change, and we publish free educational guides on this site. Our aim is to make useful ideas easier to understand and apply, without judgment, inflated promises, or lectures.

Who we are

The team combines product development, research, writing, and experience gained from building a quit-drinking app. Consulting psychologists help us think carefully about behavior change, cravings, habits, motivation, emotional regulation, and how people respond to setbacks. We do not present ourselves as a clinic, and we do not claim that using an app is the same as receiving individual care from a qualified professional.

Our work has two connected parts. The first is the app, which is being designed to support day-to-day change through tracking, craving tools, meditation, breathing exercises, social scripts, reflection, and practical planning. The second is this website, where we publish free guides for people who want clear information before deciding what to do next.

You can start on the home page, read our guide on how to quit drinking, or use the sobriety calculator to mark time since your chosen start date.

Why this site exists

People looking for help with alcohol often need plain answers, not a lecture. They may be questioning a habit, preparing to stop, trying to drink less, dealing with a craving, or returning to their plan after a slip. In those moments, complicated language and moral judgment are rarely useful.

We created this site to turn broad behavior-change ideas into manageable actions. That might mean noticing when cravings appear, changing an evening routine, preparing a response when someone offers a drink, or making a plan for a difficult weekend. We also want to make one point clear: a slip does not erase previous effort. It can be reviewed without shame so that the next plan is more realistic.

How we research our pages

Our guides are developed by studying established public health information and translating relevant ideas into plain language. Core sources include the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, commonly known as NIAAA, and the NHS. Readers who want an overview of alcohol-related health effects can visit NIAAA's alcohol and health resource.

We do not invent statistics, patient stories, clinical results, or expert endorsements. When a number is useful, we look for a credible public source and describe its context rather than presenting it as a universal prediction. Alcohol affects people differently, and a population-level figure cannot determine what will happen to one person.

The team reviews pages for clarity, relevance, and consistency with the cited sources. Consulting psychologists inform the product's behavioral approach and help us consider how techniques may be presented responsibly. We update material when guidance changes or when a page can be made clearer. Educational content can still have limits, so readers should confirm personal health questions with an appropriate clinician.

What we are building

We are building an app with input from consulting psychologists. It is intended to help users turn an intention into repeatable actions. The emphasis is on practical support that can be used during ordinary days, difficult social situations, and moments when motivation feels less certain.

Planned and developing areas include

• Tracking: tools for recording alcohol-free days, patterns, triggers, goals, and personal observations.
• Craving support: short exercises that help users pause, identify what is happening, and choose a next action. Our guide to alcohol cravings introduces this topic.
• Meditation and breathing: guided techniques intended to support attention, calm, and a pause between an urge and a decision.
• Social scripts: simple ways to decline a drink, answer questions, leave a situation, or ask someone for support.
• Slip recovery: prompts for reviewing what happened without shame, identifying useful information, and making a more practical plan.
• Ongoing habit support: ideas for routines, rewards, reminders, and preparation. The guide on how to stay sober covers several related strategies.

No single technique works for everyone. The app is not designed to promise a cure or a guaranteed outcome. It offers structured tools that people can adapt to their circumstances, alongside professional support when needed.

Our limits and safety principles

This site and the app provide general educational information and behavior-change tools. They are not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, emergency support, or a substitute for care from a doctor, psychologist, addiction specialist, or other qualified professional. We are not a clinic, and we do not provide individual clinical assessments.

We are also not a 12-step directory. Peer groups and 12-step programs can be valuable for some people, but maintaining a comprehensive meeting directory is not our role. Our focus is practical digital support and free education. Readers can choose to use these resources alongside therapy, medical care, peer support, community programs, or another approach that fits their needs.

Stopping alcohol abruptly can be dangerous for some people. Anyone who drinks heavily every day, has previously experienced withdrawal symptoms, or is unsure about their level of physical dependence should speak with a clinician before stopping abruptly. A clinician can assess personal risk and advise on appropriate care. Anyone facing an immediate medical or safety emergency should contact local emergency services.

How to use the site

You do not need to read everything at once. Choose the page that matches the problem in front of you. Begin with the main quit-drinking guide if you are making a plan. Use the cravings guide when urges are the main concern. Read about staying sober when you want to strengthen routines, or check the sobriety calculator when tracking time is personally meaningful.

Our goal is modest and practical: provide clear information, useful tools, and a respectful starting point. Change can involve planning, repetition, support, and course correction. We will keep building resources that treat readers as capable people who deserve honest help without shame.