Good for you recognizing you have an issue which needs to be addressed. Good luck. I too tried to cut back for about 20 years and am on a program to cut it back and finally give it up. In the past I never had the intention to quit, only cut, this time I am working the process to be alcohol free. There is a focus on this site about not having the first one. That was something I never understood until reading a lot about it on the site. A lot of these people are warriors in this battle and I think they are up to snuff on what really works. Good luck to you.
BTW I did not have too many physical associations other than I lost my balance when I gave it up for a few weeks. Thought I would have gained balance, but not the case. My battle is the mental part, terrified to never drink again, so my goal is to not drink for 50 years.