The most recent medical advance that may help alcoholics is Vivitrol, a once-a-month shot produced by Cephalon and Alkermes that reduced the rate of drinking by 25%, compared to placebo and counseling.

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Drinking ice-cold water may also help to boost your overall metabolic rate as well.

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Men who reported drinking 120 to 365 days a year had a 20% lower cardiovascular death rate than those who drank one to 36 days a year.

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Then, to show the potential long-term physical toll of drinking, the app shows them a photo of how they might look in 10 years at their current rate of alcohol consumption.

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That year a new manager took over and instituted a tiered system of payment: If your household consumption was not more than 7.5 cubic meters per month (this would take care of water required for drinking, cooking and some hygienic needs of an average family of eight), you paid a subsidized rate, but if your monthly consumption was more, you paid a market rate.

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