This is a really good question although for me I'm not sure I can call my alcoholism an 'addiction'. One good thing that came from going to that bar so much was alot of really great people that I met there. I learned very quickly though, that they -and I- can turn pretty unpleasant too. I'm really grateful though, that I can still think of those people fondly and they will always be in my heart, even though I chose to stop going there.