vxper - good to read that you didn't give in to your AV. And congratulations on 587 days of sobriety. That is an awesome amount of sober time. The longest I've managed is about 5 months and that was back in 1998.
I know it's not quite the same but my sister packed in smoking in 2009. She told me recently that she still has moments when she suddenly gets an urge to smoke but the good thing is that she just acknowledges the urge and lets it pass. She said it doesn't happen very often but she says she doesn't think the urges will ever stop completely. I would think the same applies to people who have long term sobriety. There are going to be moments when an urge hits, probably when something happens to either the person or to a loved one. I guess it's again about acknowledging the urge and letting it pass. The key is not to act on the urge. Urges can't kill you but drinking (or in my sister's case, smoking) can.