W2r you can do it. I have been drinking tons of sparkling flavored water and it has been helping. I really didn't care for the stuff when I was drinking. I would even chase my vodka down the hatch with good old fashioned plain water. (Shutter). If you need to avoid your drinking friends than by all means do it. I don't associate myself with my old drinking friends. Heck, I actually dumped all my drinking buddies years ago and just drank at home alone on the weekends. I spend most of my time now with sober people and I find them just as entertaining as I did the drunks. It can be done.