Why do alcoholics make random friendships with strangers? The last few addicts I’ve known has been known to meet the strangest of strangers

They make friends with other alcoholics... They are looking for people to drink with usually and people who will accept them as they are. Same with any addiction, you get clean and realize your friendships were based around addiction and nothing else but healthy clean living people do the same I guess.... We are all looking for people who share our interests and accept us as we are. Sometimes they find someone whose not on the same level but that person still feeds their addiction like a codependant relationship.