Hey boredom can be a problem reguardless of how long you have. I was out of work for a month and thought many times about solving it the old way. I didn't have to and neither do you. There have been many great suggestions but, action is the only thing that will make them work. The more you build up your interests the more weapons you'll have against alcholism/addiction. I treat mine like a third party. Always trying to get me angry,happy , sad and BORED enough to drink. FIGHT IT WITH INFORMATION AND ACTION. I've been sober for 2 years now, with many trys in between. Taste stop having anything to do with it years ago, in fact not sure it ever did. I drank for affect and if I'd known before more about drugs to get me there quicker, I would have used them. Heck, this time around I found that cocaine could have helped me drink more.I sat right up in class hearing that. My problem at the end was being able to drink enough for that affect. I started passing or blacking out before. Don W