Former Addict Urges Public To Support Loved Ones Battling Alcohol Dependency This Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlqlxojVXOoCjkGHtelcVLGCJUawIe74LZ2g4rWYuSTV0pNVPK51Fjbes-C1zX6gvu9xyeR5Wo-VxItIPywi1o26UC0hAlltp5pY4ZvJPtN_X2-ooedFLeNMe2i1QJ9gvv5pbk9UDUYQ/s1600/addict45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlqlxojVXOoCjkGHtelcVLGCJUawIe74LZ2g4rWYuSTV0pNVPK51Fjbes-C1zX6gvu9xyeR5Wo-VxItIPywi1o26UC0hAlltp5pY4ZvJPtN_X2-ooedFLeNMe2i1QJ9gvv5pbk9UDUYQ/s320/addict45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/support-for-alcohol-addiction-at-christmas_uk_5a281b76e4b02d3bfc377f18">Former Addict Urges Public To Support Loved Ones Battling Alcohol Dependency This Christmas</a>: "At the age of 12, John* was drinking four cans of lager a week, by 15 he was living above a pub and by 28 he was gripped by a near-fatal alcohol addiction.<br /> <br /> The now 49-year-old from Enfield, London, has shared his heartbreaking story in the hope it will encourage family members and friends to reach out to those they suspect are battling addiction, especially at Christmas - a time notorious for boozy behaviour.<br /> <br /> In an interview shared exclusively with HuffPost UK, John recalled: “I was forced into treatment for my addiction after being hospitalised and at death’s door. I had no one looking out for me. "<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>

Former Addict Urges Public To Support Loved Ones Battling Alcohol Dependency This Christmas

Former Addict Urges Public To Support Loved Ones Battling Alcohol Dependency This Christmas : "At the age of 12, John* was drinking f...

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