Intoxication can be a coping strategy for dealing with stress. If you over-use that strategy, it might be worthwhile to strengthen some of the other possible strategies.

Complementary virtues¶

• good temper
• moderation
• self control
• temperance

Contrasting vices¶

• abandon
• drunkenness
• inebriation
• intoxication

Virtues possibly in tension¶

TBD

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

• A lot of people swear by “12 Step” groups. The latest research suggests that AA is effective.

Notes and links¶

• Helping Others Live Sober
• Skills You Need: Overcoming Substance Abuse

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

• “Men do many things in their drink that they are ashamed of sober; drunkenness being nothing else but a voluntary madness, it emboldens men to do all sorts of mischief; it both irritates wickedness and discovers it.” ―Seneca