Day 21 for me and despite abandoning my drinking buddies, I think it's more than worth it because every area of my life has improved: job, health, family (real family - not the drinking friends kind) and I am willing to give up those toxic friendships to gain everything else. Some will disagree but I don't think that I, personally, can have it both ways. That is to say, get black out drunk daily and maintain/improve my career/health/family-relationships.