I'm not "working a program." I just got medical help, quit drinking, and carried on with life.
At Day 40, I have no PAWS or craving problems (and I do give the credit to the treatment I received). Once in a while, the thought will occur to me, "I'd like to drink." But it's very tightly coupled with painful memories of what alcohol brought -- intoxication (which I don't like), hangovers, illness, and a messy life.