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I steadfastly avoided alcohol-free versions of anything when I gave up booze - I find the zero-tolerance approach to be more appropriate for me.
That said, I do miss out in terms of choice, particulaly when it comes to soft drinks that aren't mostly sugar.
It's an interesting one, to me the alcohol free beers are all of the good part of beer (taste, social aspect) with none of the downside. I can see that they could be considered a bit "nicotine inhaler", but they're not providing a booze analogue, it's essentially just hoppy, fizzy water.
I steadfastly avoided alcohol-free versions of anything when I gave up booze - I find the zero-tolerance approach to be more appropriate for me.
That said, I do miss out in terms of choice, particulaly when it comes to soft drinks that aren't mostly sugar.