I think you can claim you are clean for 10 months. Alcohol is not illegal . So as long as you are not abusing alcohol you are not doing anything wrong. Only you know if you are using too much. When I quit coke I smoked a lot of pot. To replace the habit with something lessor. Then I just quit smoking pot. I am not going to lie to you or anyone . I love to get high. Unfortunately , It causes too many problems.
How long did you use ?