Nyinabo, I'm going to refer you to the following 2 places. I think reading these might change your thinking about what a "success story" really is.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...s-stories.html
And I especially like this one:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...s-stories.html
Maybe we can resurrect that 2nd one and get some new posts on it--I know there are many here who didn't see it the first time around and who definitely have something to add to it!