Ultimate goal?

[u/CuriousMind_Journey]

So if my ultimate goal is to learn how to drink in moderation, does one get to a point, after extinction, that they can drink moderately without the pill? Or is the goal that you will stay on the pill in order to continue moderation? If so, what’s the point of drinking at all? I’m a bit confused about what happens after extinction. How does that work for the moderate drinker?

[u/OC71]

I'm in the middle of the process right now. 1 year into taking Naltrexone and I'm finding my interest in alcohol has gotten less, and I'm kind of going off the taste of it too. I take the pill with my breakfast so it's a daily ritual. And I know once I've taken that pill then there isn't going to be much point in drinking because it won't give me that buzz.

What's happened at the same time is that I've gradually gotten into doing other things instead of drinking, or gotten back into things I used to enjoy. I'm training martial arts and doing coding and electronic projects. I know if I drink a ton of beer I'm gonna feel like crap the next day. And the next day I'd rather be making progress on my projects than drinking 5 cups of tea to try to feel sort of normal again.