Here's my 2 cents.....I am not powerless over my CHOICE to drink....I AM powerless once the alcohol enters my system. I really had never planned to quit drinking entirely. I actually tried to do the " moderation management" program which was an epic failure ( and we all know what happened to the founder of that program ). For me, moderation is too labor intensive. I don't want to work that hard at monitoring my alcohol intake.....MUCH easier to just quit completely. So I did. 14 months ago.