It seems that medically supervised detox is one of the unintended causalties of the UK's NHS, if it was ever on the table at all. No worries about malpractice related to prescribing drugs, and if something happens to the person tapering, well, you can't take responsibility for the way an alcoholic drinks, can you? The waiting lists are simply inhumane and unacceptable. But many of you over there already know that.
It's incomprehensible to me whenever I read that people with life-threatening conditions must wait in order to see a doctor.
Anyway, no, I've never tried to taper and I've never attempted to moderate. I have a very active imagination, but I cannot even conceive of attempting either.