I used drugs heavily recreationally and became addicted to stimulants for a year. I’m now dealing with alcoholism. I also have long-standing nicotine addiction, now using e-cigarettes, but still a slave to nicotine.

My mum thinks I have an “addictive personality”.

I think there is definitely something to the notion that one can be prone to addictions and substitute one for another. I guess some of us are just prone. I think for me it’s somehat down to a lack of impulse control and a liking for mind-altering substances.