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That ability to experience euphoria (from opiates) goes away quickly as you approach a stable dose. Unfortunately, getting a handle on our opiate addiction doesn't give us a pass on using other drugs of abuse. Many of us have been poly-drug abusers and have lots of practice switching addictions. Stopping one or more drugs doesn't "cure" the underlying disease.
I went the whole gamut. The first time I did rehab, I was convinced my problem was cocaine. I'd never had problems with booze, pot, etc. and thought I had "learned my lesson" and could safely use other drugs. The problem is that (if you live long enough) you eventually run out of drugs to try. Opiates came later, but I ultimately repeated the same behavior patterns. Some addicts are able to stop all drugs, then get into gambling, excess spending, or other addictions. The point is that, unless and until we take the often-painful steps of addressing our underlying disease, we are sitting ducks for relapse of some sort.
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