The absence of hangovers is good. But so is the absence of a dope jones. Like when I was running low on my former DOC or when I hadn't dosed for a while. Those are feelings that I rejoice NOT having every day I wake up. I was gulping opiates for almost 10 years and I've only got 5 months clean so I honestly don't know if I'll ever experience "normal" again. Sometimes I still feel empty inside when I think of that warm narcotic blanket that will (or should) never cover me again. The long term downsides of dope and the thought of being dependent on a pill just to feel normal is so uncool that it makes the empty spots much less troublesome. This recovery process can take years so I'm just gonna be grateful and take what I've got left one day at a time. Hang in there. It does get better. Relapse is too easy and robs one of all their progress so don't take that bait. Good luck.