With any addiction or habit comes the issue of personal responsibility.
I have been and am a pilot for over 54 years, with my decision to seek help to cure an addiction to alcohol came an even greater resposibility to ensure that should I ever decide to go back to drinking again I would never ever again fly an airplane.
To concrete this resolve I gave both my doctor and Transport Canada access to my medical records at Shick Shadel Hospital with the instructions that should I ever decide to drink alcohol again my aviation medical and license was to be cancelled...period.
It is all part of decision making and a debt I owe to the industry.
And I do not hide behind anonimity as I have nothing to hide.
I only post this in the hope someone out there may be able to make the right decision in their own life.
Chuck E