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Addiction a psychological and physiological dependence on alcohol affects not only the lives of so many people but also leaves them in a state of denial that they can stop this at any time, which is not true. Realizing the importance of the need for information and education on alcohol moderation skills, enhancing awareness on myths about alcohol addiction and related problems the current study assessed the effectiveness alcohol skill training programme on alcohol addiction among the individuals attending de addiction clinic. The main objective of the study was to assess knowledge and drinking frequency before and after Alcohol Skill Training Programme (ASTP) and to find out the effectiveness of ASTP. The conceptual framework adopted for this study was modified Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy's general system theory (1930). One hundred and twenty samples selected by convenience sampling were given ASTP for four weeks after assessing their pre-intervention knowledge and drinking frequency. The results on post intervention knowledge and drinking frequency showed significant improvement (P =0.001) on their knowledge and significant reduction (P = 0.001) in their drinking frequency. The percentage difference of 31.3% in knowledge score with 95% confidence interval revealed the effectiveness of ASTP. The above findings revealed structural approaches to alcohol consumption. Therefore it is an important tool and can help to reduce for harm.