You don't necessarily have to go to meetings to stop drinking hardboiled. There are other methods that don't require meetings and also I believe you can do online meetings.
I don't think keeping busy cuts it sometimes. You may need to actively work on this to learn how to not start drinking. This time you have been caught unawares and it is early days for you so don't feel bad, just try something else and keep going.
And keep posting on here
