Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving up liquor entirely if they have good reason for it. They can take it or leave it alone. Then we have a certain type of hard drinker. He may have the habit badly enough to gradually impair him physically and mentally. It may cause him to die a few years before his time. If a sufficiently strong reason–ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor–becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention. But what about the real
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