hey splithead,
i'm new to sobriety but i do know that you drinking is not a good idea. as others have said, it is the mind altering affect that holds the danger for addicts. years ago a friend of mine stopped drinking and joined aa - she was telling me how she was struggling with not drinking and i stupidly asked if she would like a joint to "take the edge off". she just gave me this funny smile and explained that it didn't matter if it was booze or dope but that she was an addict and that was that. this was long before i was willing to own my own problems (although i was well aware that i'd been in trouble for a long time). wish i'd been braver sooner, but hindsight is a good vantage point i guess...