Originally Posted by
GerandTwine 
The Voice of the Beast fades away once the substance enters the bloodstream.
This has not been my experience. Trying to manage some semblance of control before I started, I would attempt to buy a single evening's supply of alcohol. The beast is always keeping track of how much I have left. Once he sees I will run out before I pass out he tells me to make a plan to get more. Not always easy when I would have to sneak out after the wife went to bed, but before the stores stopped selling alcohol.