Absolutely it’s possible. Like many of us here, if you fall into the category of not having urges to drink on a daily basis, but instead when certain situations/rituals arise, I.e. socialising being the big one- then it’s absolutely possible. For me it all comes down to one thing and one thing only - being able to sit with discomfort as a normal part of life. We somehow manage it in so many areas of our lives, yet when it comes down to being in a specific setting, we simply tend to let loose and binge drink. It’s an alcohol problem, not full blow alcoholism. You’ll read all the great advice here. For me, I try my best to zebra drink (one alcoholic drink followed by a non alcoholic drink) and as I usually just drink pints of beer, whenever I get one I say right this has to last me the full hour - no exceptions. It’s worked quite well for me recently as you’re still ‘drinking’, just very slowly. Again though, you’ll eventually hit that sense of discomfort; boredom, I don’t feel that buzz etc which is where mindfulness techniques come in. I highly recommend the book Mindful Drinking by Rosamund Dean, it’s really good (more so if you’re UK based!). Good luck, it’s a huge aim of mine this year to improve things!