24 hours - congrats! I completely empathize with how you feel splitimage. The detoxing after each drinking episode was painful, and I eventually reached a point where I was drinking every single day. For myself, I found I could not stop the drinking on my own. I spent 30 days in in-patient treatment as well as 4 months in out-patient treatment. I have discovered that there is strength in numbers and so I attend AA meetings now. Most importantly for me, I have fully come to accept that I am powerless over alcohol. I only get one life, so the cost to go into treatment was worth every penny for me. I am now 16 months sober - doing it one day at a time.