or in some other hobbies instead of buying liquor with it further the resolution should come out of the deepest conviction and commitment one needs to internalise in ones brain that drinking and smoking are not the coolest thing but there are many alternate ways to be socially acceptable and happening he addedhealth experts also offer advices to family members and close friends about their interaction with the addicted person who is trying to quit the habit its not advisable to argue with them or warn them about cancer and other health hazards of substance abuse such addicted people have illogical logic and convince themselves psychologically that no health hazard would befall them with a dont care attitude and therefore would still continue their addiction they should rather be motivated and shown the pleasures of nondrinkers so that they gradually change the fundamental beliefs and thought process of the individual they should be made to realise that smoking and drinking neither makes one fashionable and smart nor improves prestige and personality in anyway so when the person indulges in smoking and drinking instead of arguing withdraw from himher switch off totally but reward them with social reinforcement or social acceptance when they are not indulging in bad habits this way they will slowly get the message and become more disciplined averred dr radhakanth and added that spiritual motivation by visiting healing retreatsashrams or spiritual gurus and therapeutic connection with mental health experts also help in deaddiction