I was not part of a drinking group. That is, I drank at home. I can say that at some point in my journey, I made my sobriety my first priority. That meant, in AA parlance, that I wanted to avoid the people, places, and things that woke up my addictive voice and triggered my desire to drink.
I think, jaye, that you will find that you will have to move on from the friends and acquaintances who don't support your sobriety. Lots of people don't drink. You just have to find them.
One of the good things about recovery is the ability to form healthy friendships with like-minded people. Hope this helps. Good luck, and keep coming back to this site. There is a lot of ESH here. Peace.