I'm still very, very new to recovery, and one thing I'm confused about is friends. I have many friends that are dangerously involved in one substance or another (I was kind of in the "bad" kid group in hs), but I've moved away from that and distance myself from most of them. But a lot of friends are just occasional drinkers, or if we go to a restaurant they will have 1 or 2 beers. Does also have to be completely avoided? Will it make me want to drink? Yes probably. But will being alone all the time make me want to drink? Absolutely!
So how can anyone win?