It is not that you cannot call anyone, but the two people whose numbers I got both said that there was nothing I could do about cravings without having done all the steps.
People here had told me that they felt I should call other addicts when I have cravings, but these guys felt differently---they felt that would not help.
Maybe I just need to work more. Writing here in response to Cubile gave me a twinge of craving, but I am going to work tomorrow, so I will not follow up on it. But if I had tomorrow off, I might be in trouble. I certainly would have to get offline.