Nothing is permanent, including a desire for sporadic intoxication. What you want now or desire now, is a feeling, nothing more. It doesn't have to transition to fact. It will pass given time and room.
Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.
Shunryu Suzuki
Many times, I have held off serving tea for 15 minutes. Sometimes it takes a second or even third 15 minutes. During those 15 minute periods, I listen to my soul because that is where I find my truth. I also use this time to remind myself that my wants don't always align with my truths. Pursuing my truths brings serenity, pursuing my wants...not so much.