Originally Posted by
lostbutterfly 
So far beastie has been quite quiet. When it speaks, I just tell it to calm down and go to it's room. It might be good at the whole survival thing, but the drinking and codeine thing is up to me.
I do not know your history, but since you've already had problems with multiple substances, you may want to include all recreational, non-prescribed, mood-altering drugs in your Big Plan. I'm not suggesting that this is your intent, but many people try to cut a deal with the Beast, such as by going on the so-called "marijuana maintenance" plan, only to find that by doing so, they eventually end up right back where they started.