I absolutely had to change my playground (taverns) and playmates (drinking buddies) to get and stay sober.
I have already been invited to the season opener of the Alabama-VA Tech football game Saturday, which college football down here is practically like Mardi Gras, St Patty's Day and New Years Eve rolled into one. Needless to say I will not be attending. I think I could go without drinking but my sobriety is that important to me right now.