You are wise to avoid the situations where people will be drinking for the first few months freespirit.
I know I needed to do that.
The interesting thing is when I did have to go to one I found all the intoxicated people quite annoying and I knew that I used to be one of the annoying ones.
We all think we are careless and classless and witty and free when we are loaded but maybe that was just an illusion.
Keep at it.