Discuss your drinking with your family doctor or healthcare provider. He or she is most concerned about your health and may be the best person to advise you about what is available in your community. A second course of action to consider is changing your drinking behaviors on your own. Most people who have had alcohol-related problems stop their drinking or cut down without any formal treatment. If you do decide to change your drinking, one of your first decisions will be whether to stop altogether or to cut down to moderate amounts.
Some people are able to cut down while others find it easier to stop altogether.
Another course of action to consider is attending a self-help group. Alcoholics Anonymous is a world-wide fellowship of people pursuing a goal of abstinence and recovery through their 12 step program. It has been a Godsend for many people, but not everyone can identify with it. They stress a non-spiritual approach to recovery. Ask around and look in your local newspaper for information about the meeting times and places of self-help groups.