Hi John J
Welcome to the forum. Im so pleased that you realise that you have an addiction and you are doing something about it. You should be proud of yourself for taking that first step to recovery!
My son is 28 and is fighting alcohol and cocaine addictions. He’s doing well thankfully at the moment, he reached out to CA and AA fellowship for support. For him, this definitely works. He’s made a good set of friends and has support from them pretty much 24/7.
He’s had to steer clear of his old friends for fear of relapses. He has to abstain completely from alcohol as this triggers the need for cocaine.
I wondered if any of your family know or close friends, as i think you need to confide in someone close in my opinion. But the fellowship are a wonderful support if not.
There are other people here in recovery and lots of people who have loved ones with addictions.
Take care John and I wish you well in your battle with addiction.
Keep posting and let us know how you’re doing ????
Stay strong
Lx