India, Feb. 10 -- Drinking alcohol is one of the most common addictions and a known health-risk behaviour. And as with any such behaviour, it is notoriously difficult to quit.

People experience strong withdrawal symptoms while trying to stop drinking alcohol after an extended period of dependency. That includes physical pain and discomfort that many consider to be life-threatening.

While there are institutions that help individuals through the journey, many among the general masses feel that it is simply a willpower problem that comes in the way of an individual quitting more than anything else. However, taking to Instagram on February 10, Dr Kunal Sood, a Maryland-based physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, elab...