I'm just really blessed to have been able to left all drugs and alcohol behind without a look back. There was a time when I drew a line at sticking a needle in my arm but that was about it. Even my doctor knows I'm resistant to taking prescription painkillers as well.
It was only a month or so back that I actually asked for a painkiller to get me through a few days before I could get to a dentist for an abscess. It was a very low dose of hydrocodone that lasted for about 3 days till the antibiotic started doing its thing.
@Cripplecreek Same here. Back in the 70's and 80's,I never met a drug I didn't love other than magic mushrooms. The only one that ever gave me any real trouble was whiskey. The rest of them never really caused me any problems,and truth to tell,I was not/am not an alcoholic with a compulsion to drink. I did manage to lose several months due to alcohol,though. Last thing I clearly remembered was buying 30 or so gallons of white whiskey in milk jugs. Next thing I know I somehow managed to come out of the black out one fine summer day,and was surprised to find it was summer because the last I remember,it was fall. Had no idea where I had been working or what I had been doing,and didn't even remember buying the car I was driving. Or what happened to the one I had before it.
Soooo,I looked around,and said to myself,"Self,this is a pretty good first clue that you need to stop drinking",so I did. No meetings,no withdrawal,no urges,nothing. Just one day I was drinking,and the next day I wasn't. I still have an occasional cold beer after working in the yard in the summer,but I limit myself to two because if I drink three I am already a little drunk,and it's "Party TIME!". I have absolutely zero trouble with not drinking the third one,though. In fact,I haven't even drank ONE is several years now. I have a 6 pack in the refrigerator if I want one,and have wanted one after working out in the sun,but by the time I get in the house and cool down for a few minutes in the AC,I forget I even wanted a cold beer.
And willpower doesn't have a thing to do with it. It's all due to the luck of the genetic draw.