Can addiction be cured?
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Do you mean like control drinking/drugging like ānormiesā? Personally I think those odds are very very low. However, I know a rather prominent guy in the recovery field who drinks occasionally, but his DOC was meth. He claims that if you take care of the source of your issues, that you may be able to handle alcohol/weed if those werenāt your DOCās. At the present moment, Iām going for the one day at a time via AA approach. Thatās the best solution Iāve come up with after too many years of experimenting. Be careful 
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Yeah, Iāve been sober for a year and I had a couple sober friends in my iop program but that was a while ago & I just want to have fun again. Iām in school and all my friends there want to go out for drinks and I always have to say noā¦ and I think why? Iām doing good an in school but I also know how dark I can get if I go to far. Just thinking tbh
Cured noā¦ managed yes. Thatās my opinion anyway
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From my understanding, once a alcoholic always a alcoholic.
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I suggest 90 in 90. Develop connections and friendships in the program. Build some resolve and maybe find a way to hang out with your friends m. Choose not to drink. Be the permanent DD. Just a thought.
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Not mine. Thatās a dangerous consideration for me.
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This behavior is best described in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. I too had some sobriety time before on my own and my brain thought I could drink again because I had almost three sober. I had moments where I was like itās ok, Iām better now. And I wasnāt. I quickly became out of control, then I was introduced to meth. That took everything from me that I loved. So for me, I may have recovered but Iām far from curedā¦. I must continue to work a spiritual program of AA and keep an open mind for other spiritual avenues to takeā¦ prayer and meditation had played a huge role Iām in my recovery
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I donāt see being cured in my future. I know I canāt just have one.
I donāt think cured is the word to use.
Iāll feel free when the day comes where I donāt think of it at all. When I go through the days that ābeing sober or living recoveryā doesnāt have to cross my mind. If i have to say that to myself then alcohol is still in my life. Iāll continue to go to meetings but I wonāt let it control my life otherwise Iām not living.
I totally feel you. Iām relatively new in my recovery and havenāt really made any sober friends yet. Itās difficult when a lot of the meetups and get togethers all end with drinks at a bar, and I just canāt be a part of that. But I know that if I stay on this path, do things that I find fun and interesting, and have positive energy, then good things and good people will come. Saying no to situations that you know arenāt good for you is totally awesome! Be proud of yourself and know that we are all proud of you for making good decisions. Stay goldenš
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All I have is a daily reprieve.
You find the cure youāll become a zillionaire.
Drinking has always been a slippery slope. Has someone who has relapsed 100X and is still trying, I found I can drink normally 9/10 times, but that 1/10 can end up really bad. All is fine until your 3 drinks deep and someone offer you a lineā¦ just be careful. I personally subscribe to the AA philosophy that says āif you donāt think you have a problem drinking, go try some controlled drinkingā you will quickly find out whether you can drink normally or not. But, is it really worth finding out? What would be even more powerful, is finding out whether you can go out and remain 100% sober while having a good time 
Iām better than I was before I started drinking.