It's sad isn't it? LOL.
I try not to drink too much or too often, and I'll explain to you why. A few years ago, I was working in a bar, and was always drinking (yes, the owner didn't mind us drinking on the job, as people always wanted to buy us drinks). Eventually I started drinking as soon as I woke up in the morning, and throughout the day. I was going through some stuff at the time, so it was the only way for me to not have to feel any of the pain. That carried on for a few months, until one day something happened and I just decided that it was enough.
Since then, I do drink and I do go out, but I make it a point to not make it too much of a habit. I won't do it every day or every weekend.