i suffered from an addition to drinking for over 20 years. i have been sober now for over 5 years thanks to a judge that mandated rehab. after two years of failing at outpatient i was sent to an in house program for 30 days. there it finally dawned on me that i actually could stop drinking. its still not easy... i dont crave the drink but i find myself angry that getting sober did not fix my problems. and on top of that there are scores of past friends that do not believe i have quit. dual diagnosis is a tough row to hoe........