AG, when I was 31 which I believe is your age today, I was just widowed and for me that would have been 1996
I spent most of the 1980s and 1990s in a fairly intoxicated state, however this was only during weekends or time off.
In the 2000s I started to see that this was becoming a problem.
By 2010, with yet another failed relationship in the works, I knew things had to change but I did not know how.
I don't recall when it was, but it was maybe within 3 - 4 years, my dog looked at me as I was getting ready to tie one on, and at first I was really mad but then I realized she was right, and I never got drunk again.
I remember for the very first time, we both sat outside in my front yard and enjoyed what would become a ritual for me which I keep to the present day: sitting outside and being one with nature as all the night creatures come out.
Today, well on the wrong side of 55.... I have my 4 pints of Guinness in my garden on Saturday nights pretty much all year round when weather permits, then I cook some food, and relax.
I have no desire to ever get drunk again, and in fact can't stand being around drunk people, nor would I ever allow myself to get into such a situation.
Yes, it was fun while it lasted and I wouldn't change a thing [*well, maybe that's not true...] but today I am more spiritual and more connected to Mother Earth, and to me... getting drunk is not a part of anything that could ever bring something positive into my life ever again.
So, if I were you - and drinking was causing you much trouble in the past, I personally would not go back.
Life is far too short and precious to waste it in a drunken stupor.
I can only speak for myself, and I'll be the first to admit that I thank God that I can still enjoy a few pints on a Saturday night in my garden out with my dog [she is now 13 years 7 months old !!] over a couple of hours, and then shut the tap off, but on the other hand I know I must maintain a very disciplined attitude because I don't ever want to go back to where I was.
I can also say that this is 100% my choice, it's not something I felt forced into doing.
I stopped getting drunk because I suddenly saw no value in it.
I want to live life, and truly enjoy it.
*and going back to the very fist thing I related to here, I truly hate what alcohol makes people do.
Good Luck friend.
Far be it for me to tell you which path you should follow, but if I were you I would take the one that is healthiest for you from both a mental, physical and also spiritual standpoint.