Hello Arya468, My wife drinks daily, my son 3 or 4 days a week, and my daughter occasionally. Avoiding drinkers is not an option for me. I knew that going into this. I came to the conclusion long ago that it would be impossible for me to avoid alcohol in my run at sobriety. So far, so good I'm taking acamprosate calcium. A medicine designed to lower the desire to drink while in recovery. It is what it is. Maybe a person gets to the point where the desire to be sober overpowers the desire to drink and distractions like others drinking no longer have the impact they once had. Something to ponder. Resolv