Well...I NEVER drank like this UNTIL I quit smoking. That is my point...anyone else START drinking HEAVILY upon quitting smoking? Sure, I would drink occasionally, and more when I smoked...but nothing like I am now. I am just wondering IF this is common when one quits smoking and IF it will taper off...or will it become a problem..or is it a problem ALREADY? I am thinking if I am finding myself thinking about a drink...before it is appropriate, then it is a problem already. HOW does one develope a problem in 4 months...or is this just me treating alcohol like a ciggarette?? I am confused but too embarrassed to ask my doctor because automatically, she will assume I have a drinking problem and think I am in denial...perhaps I am??