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A quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on stress and anxiety among wives of alcoholics residing in Mizoram. The objectives were to evaluate the effectiveness of EFT in reducing stress and anxiety and to determine the association between stress, anxiety, and selected demographic variables. A quantitative pre-test-post-test design was adopted. Sixty wives of alcoholics were selected through snowball sampling, with 30 participants each in the experimental and control groups. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic data. Stress was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale, while anxiety was measured using a 4-point Likert scale. In the pre-test, most participants in both groups had moderate levels of stress and anxiety. Following the intervention, the experimental group showed a marked improvement, with most participants reporting mild stress (80%) and mild anxiety (76.67%), whereas the control group showed little change. Paired comparison revealed a statistically significant reduction in stress (mean difference = 5.97, p < 0.05) and anxiety (mean difference = 8.23, p < 0.05) in the experimental group. No significant pre-test to post-test changes were observed in the control group. There were no significant differences between the groups at baseline; however, significant post-test differences were observed for both stress and anxiety (p < 0.001). Significant associations were found between age, duration of marriage, and duration of alcohol intake with pre-test stress and anxiety levels, while occupation, income, and daily expenditure on alcohol showed no significant association.