On the off-chance someone will know:

[trace_of_scarlet]

I was wondering: someone is a recovering painkiller addict. They've been clean for a while and they go to Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Would they also tend to stay away from other addictive substances, even those that they've never had a problem with? Specifically, would they not have an alcoholic drink in a pub with friends?

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[bigfluffball.livejournal.com]

We had a lecture from NA once - pretty sure it coincides with what Ali said - if they were sticking to NA they'd stay clear of them all.

However, I think if someone is addicted to one thing they are more likely to be attracted to other addictive substances, so if you wanted to use a character that way you could probably justify relapse.

You could always have them have soft drinks?

[bethan-b-bad.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, soft drinks would be the alternative. It's for a character I'm putting into Mixed Muses - and am also plotting fic for - so I wanted to know if alcoholic drinks were an option for him, that's all.

[bethan-b-bad.livejournal.com]

But yeah, no relapsing. He angsts more than enough without that, and I prefer my characters relatively angst-free.