Originally Posted by
Luthin 
I was wondering if any of you had any things you did to combat the cravings, besides calling a sponsor.
I had to get recovered by having a spiritual awakening as the result of the 12 Steps. The purpose of a sponsor was to guide me through those Steps, not somebody to call when I was about to inevitably succumb to the mental obsession of alcoholism.
The result was that I no longer had to combat cravings. The problem was removed.