<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

I have been addicted to Vicodin for 6 years. My habit is now about $100 a day.

 No one knows anything about my habit, I support it entirely with my job. I've never stolen or anything to support it. But I want to have a home of my own, and am sick of the habit.

So today was the 1st day of trying not to be an addict. My plan is to ween down. Today I would have normally taken about 25 pills, but I am about to go to bed and so far have only taken 11. I feel surprisingly well, and for the first time in at least 5 years, it WAS NOT in my head the WHOLE day to go buy more.
<bot>: Has anyone quit abusing prescription drugs without treatment, what we're the side affects, how hard was it, how'd it go?