Is there in addition to abstinence any other virtue which helps man to avoid such sins?
Yes, it is the virtue of sobriety (CXLIX.).
What is the virtue of sobriety?
It is that virtue the object of which is only to take intoxicating drink as it behoves (CXLIX. 1, 2).
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