Hello Jdvivre,
My situation was, from 12 to 25 I was a heavy drug and alc user, then I got clean, but 5 years ago after a back injury I stepped in the snare of pain meds and pain "specialist". I found out that the addict part of me could easily awakened by opiates.
Had I not had the injury I don't see why I wouldn't have just kept on going like I had been. It wasn't quitting the drugs when I was young, it was the life I choose when I quit.
As others have said, quitting is great, living well is the key to success. WhenI say well, I don't mean "rich and famous", to me it means content.
I wish you the best.
- S