Rough night last evening

[Moostache]

4. I applaud your strength and abhor the behavior of your 'friends'...

True friends understand that when one of their own is hurting, and in need of support, that habits detrimental to that person are secondary and should be what's sacrificed temporarily. Otherwise, its patently selfish to say "fuck you and your problems, I'M GETTING HAMMERED anyway". We all make choices about out behaviors and also make choices of how that effects those in our friend groups and social circles...

When I quit smoking many years ago (2008), I was forced to abandon an entire set of former friends because they were unwilling to simply not smoke in front of me or while I was in the group. It was not a decision I wanted, but it was one that was given to me instead - stay with the group of people purporting to be my friends and resume smoking, or make a new group of friends amennable to my health concerns. A side-effect of this was that I pretty much quit drinking as well, though my addiction was the nicotine and behavioral reinforcements of being in pool halls and bars that encouraged both (at the time there was no public prohibitions at all).

I wish you continued strength and best wishes for your sobriety.