An alcohol-free evening is easier when you replace the drink’s four jobs:...

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An alcohol-free evening is easier when you replace the drink’s four jobs: transition, reward, permission to stop, and sensory pleasure. Try a simple after-work routine: change clothes, pour a favourite drink, and take ten quiet minutes.