Acknowledging that there will always be an excuse for a drink is key to acknowledging ones alcoholism.
This is what made me feel so hopeless about my situation when I was still drinking. It would not have mattered where on the earth I moved to or what I was doing or who I was mixing with. Sooner or later an all-mighty Binge would have happened and I would have been back to square one.
Acceptance that I am an alcoholic has given me great hope for my fututre as now I know what I must not do if I want to be moving forward positively. To take a drink cannot be an option for me as I accept my alcoholism. Just for today I will not drink/use. Gives me the oppurtunity to work on what I know needs to be worked on.
Hang in there man, it does get better.