In this context 'never too late to make a BP' is akin to having an inflamed appendix and prolonging the surgery.
Satisfying the Beast's desire is the inflammation, the analogy breaks down a little here, but the appendectomy is the BP . The BP can't remove the desire, but it will stop the possibility of IT being satisfied.
Healthy non drinking pursuits are a consequence of being rid of an addiction, drinking is not a consequence of not' having healthy non drinking pursuits'. The implied context is AV and state of non-separation eg"If these conditions are not met I will drink". In that context , the AV is suggesting the rules and conditions and you are adopting them as your own.
" I don't drink, unconditionally" anything else is AV . Making a BP creates the separation and highlights the AV and all of ITs rules and conditions when drinking is permissible or warranted , which for You is never.
Read the book and be cognizant of the reader over your shoulder.