In life you are in control but never even know it , you slip & fall for years in addiction, you can be one of the lucky one get away unscathed, with your health , but most of us are who have fallen . Well what positions have you put yourself in to not fall or become a victim of that yoke .? What are the healthy boundaries you set to give yourself more life sober . ? Can you differ how much more happier your become sober versions your happiest day you’ve had in your addiction. ?
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im 74 still fit i walk everyday and have gym in garage dont drink dont smoke only drink herbal tea mostly a fish diet sugar level low not to much salt in garden most days now my passion play the 12 string online open mike play fifa 26 online keeps the old mind active go to meetings help others thats my Body Mind and Spirit taken care of , and i travel the world alot with my wife id put a pic of me stripped but dont want the young uns to be jealous lol 
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I was absolutely one of those lucky ones. I shouldve been dead (due to ODing) or missing (due to the sex trade). I got clean at the age of 21 for 3 years and then went back out for 13 years. Got clean finally and have 4+ years in recovery. And im never going back to that life.
In the beginning, i made it extremely hard to use. Deleting and blocking numbers. Avoiding people who use and places that have drinking or drugs. Throwing out all of my paraphernalia. Not allowing alcohol or drugs in my home (this is still the case today).
Today, i try to live a healthy lifestyle. Eat healthy food in the right amounts, exercise 5x a week, i quit smoking cigarettes as well, and do my daily recovery work to keep my addiction at bay. I work on that spiritual connection to my HP daily as well.
I honestly dont ever think ive had days in the problem where I was happy. I used drugs not to party with, but to numb myself out. I couldnt stand being in my own skin and couldnt handle the abuse and trauma that came with the lifestyle. My worst days in recovery are STILL better than the “best” day in the problem, thats for sure.
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Thank you for sharing. You definitely inspire me. 
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I’ve had some of the craziest fun times whilst intoxicated, stuff that is still talked about 35 years later. Lads will be lads and all that.
But with the extreme highs there’s a consequence - extreme lows. Something that always stuck with me was a caption on a flyer the drug rehabilitation people would hand out at the rave club I used to work in the 90s.
There’s no much thing as a free buzz.
It was a little play on words using buzz instead of bus.
It’s true, for every high through intoxication there will follow a low.
Without intoxication I am on a more even keel in my general happiness scale and that for me is a win.