It still suprises me actuallyt how very many of us have quit/are quitting both codeine AND alcohol.Clearly the addictive personality theory has a great deal of truth in it.
I quit alcohol because my mother was an alcoholic and it scared me,at the time I had never even heard of the addictive personality theory.
Quitting alcohol was the easier quit by a very long mile.I felt better for the alcohol quit much sooner than I felt better from the codeine quit.
I think for some of us ,we will always need to be on our guard from fuure /potential addictions.
Currently I am, addicted to Diet Coke,and I am not even joking….