drink took hold some years ago.Alex, 54, now works helping others in an addiction clinic in Chesire. But he is deeply worried that during the pandemic others may head in the same direction as he once did – and that the help they need is less likely to be available.Speaking about his own experience, Alex said: “My drinking really caught up with me in my early 40s when my then partner came home one day and found me collapsed.“My pancreas had given up and my liver function was down to five per cent.
I couldn’t lie to myself any more. I was an alcoholic.“I’d always told myself that drinking was just a part of who I was. I worked hard and played hard.