You'll probably need a good 30mg of hydrocodone if you want anything worth while. Due to this I really find the 5mg tablets to have little recreational value since you would need so many of them. If im going to do hydrocodone i'll make sure I have either 7.5 or 10 mg tablets.

As for mixing with alcohol, I've done it before and the feeling is alright but it makes you very tired. You run the risk of hepatoxicity from the acetaminophen + alcohol and respiratory depression if you drink too much.