Before I ever read the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous- I found this statement from it in a post somewhere in SR and never forgot it. It makes so much sense and I recite it whenever I have thoughts of "just one" or a drink for a "special occasion":
Chapter 3
MORE ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.
Thanks for the thread.