I had the same but (flipped) way of thinking about seven (7) months ago in July 2008. I was using vicodin and drinking too much. My drinking was bringing me down hard and fast but the vicodin didn't seem to affect my life negatively. In fact, I believed the opposite. 7 months has gone by and now my drinking is "under control" pretty much but my little vicodin habit has turned into a full blown oxy habit. I just switched my drug of choice. From one to the other, which I was greatly warned about on here but didn't want to listen to. This has been my personal experience and I wanted to share it. It may not be so with others but this is what I am learning as I go. I very much wish I could have just learned from other peoples mistakes instead proving them right. It is what it is. God bless......