If you didn't have trouble with drinking before, I don't know that you should now? I mean, you have tried it and didn't overuse it. It's not like with coke or something where everyone who tries it gets addicted eventually.

I think going into it with your cautionary heads up thinking could work (although I don't know how relaxing that would be, "Excuse me, I need a drink so I can have a drink" :-)

But on the other hand, you had other drugs to take the weight off drinking and if you're only going to do the drinking, it could maybe escalate. I guess you have to know yourself and give it a try, maybe a scientific, timed trial? No drinking at home "alone" or a few boundary rules like that?