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Alcohol and Stories

Stories

In this section you will find true stories about people whose lives have been torn apart by alcohol abuse.

You will learn about Chris - dead at 23, Peter - a 31-year-old reformed alcoholic and Laura.

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The middle class alcoholic
For 12 years, Laura was a heavy drinker. She never thought of herself as an alcoholic, because her alcohol abuse occurred within the upper middle class home where she lived with her husband and three young children.
How alcohol killed my son at 23
Chris died earlier this year at the age of 23 as a direct result of alcohol abuse. Here his mother Kathy describes how her only son went from a thoughtful little boy to a desperate alcoholic.
Alcohol nearly killed me
Peter is a 31-year-old reformed alcoholic whose drinking habits began when he was still at school.