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Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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My situation is different but same. My cancer gives me pain so I take my narcotics which keeps me awake alot of the times because the morphine doesn't take away all the pain. I drink so much just so I can sleep.
It's making me into someone I don't want to be.
I've been on narcotics for a year now and drinking almost 8 or nine months now at night. The last three months been worse. I crave alcohol at night every time.
I'm trying not to drink but the narcotics are not helping the situation.
I don't exactly see how I can get out of this cycle. I've already fell off the wagon a few times since joining 7 days ago.
What to do? Is addiction always more than one substance?
I want to stop but how...
It's making me into someone I don't want to be.
I've been on narcotics for a year now and drinking almost 8 or nine months now at night. The last three months been worse. I crave alcohol at night every time.
I'm trying not to drink but the narcotics are not helping the situation.
I don't exactly see how I can get out of this cycle. I've already fell off the wagon a few times since joining 7 days ago.
What to do? Is addiction always more than one substance?
I want to stop but how...
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I recommend you seek help from a pain management specialist, generally they are somewhat familiar with addiction, and or an addictionologist. You may still need the morphine, but they can work out a plan for you re:amounts, acquistion controls, other techniques for pain management,etc.
Good luck to you....
Your current situation is making that very difficult. Is your cancer in remission yet? If not keep working on that first, concentrate on that more than anything. That also means don't drink with your meds because we know that doesn't help one bit.
Then see a pain specialist and see if they can still give you something for your pain that is not so addicting. Hopefully they can but I have no idea.
If you have to just take your meds and stay away from alcohol. That is a beginning.
If you want an excuse to drink and use, heck just use the one I like...that you are still awake, conscious!