Originally Posted by
Casey56 
One similarity that quitting drinking, and quitting smoking has for me is that I can never have one more. Not one more cigarette and not one more drink.
I went back to smoking a few times after having a period of nonsmoking. It was always with the intention of just having one or two. Well, that never worked out. I now recognize that I can never have one more drink.
Been an ex-smoker for about eight years.
Been an ex-drinker for about one month.
I hope I never forget.
Exactly. I'm finally getting it through my thick skull that it's the same with drink in this regard. I've always secretly believed that I could somehow or someday keep my drinking in check, and I always find myself back at the same place, just older and sicker than I was the last time. You're completely right. There's no such thing as "just one" with either of these addictions.
It's been fifteen years since last picked up a cancer stick. I can do this with drink, too.