BiPolars; Have You Had Any Drug/alcohol Addiction Issues?

I’m BP and have read that over 70% of BP’s have drug/alcohol abuse issues (amongst other things); I’ve also been two and a half years clean and sober and am wondering if there are as many other BP’s out there with addiction issues as I’ve heard.

MQ:Have you in the past or are you currently using drugs/alcohol to cope

MQ2: If so, what kind and for how long have you been using