Is tapering possible

I'm new to this forum so please bear with me. I have been an addict of one kind or another since the age of 17, I"m currently 59. I've always seamed to get clean for certain stints of time. Alcohol, Gambling, sex addiction,certain drugs the list goes on. I do believe in God and the power of prayer. "However" The power of Hydrocodone 7.5/500 has got a hold on me for the last 2 years after a knee opperation that did"nt turn out as well as expected.The pain never left. At the time of surgery I weighed 230Lbs,losing weight did help a lot, I"m down to 185 with minimul pain. The problem is I"m hooked on these darn pills about 10 per day with a recuring script. I really want to get off these things and is Tapering off a possible option without substituting one pill for another. I started taking the Vits suggesed from T.Rep. Any help would be greatly appriciated.Thanks to all of you who are in the throws,and GOD BLESS. Skip59