I haven't drunk any alcohol for 4 years 4 month and 2 weeks. There has been alcohol around thank could have chosen to drink not so far away. That doesn't mean I'm not an alcoholic. It just means I didn't take the first drink on any of those years, months or weeks.
But if I did, I'd be back to square one. So I am still an alcoholic.
Why do you think you still drink, despite yourself?
BB