alcoholism
Helping vulnerable children impacted by alcohol and drugs is a mission close to my heart – under a Labour government, drug and alcohol addiction services will no longer be a neglected, under-resourced service.
"17 years ago I was in jail in a wheelchair, today I am not."
If you have an alcohol problem, being ‘dry’ for just one month doesn’t cut it. I know compulsive drinkers who stop every January and are back on the booze with a vengeance come February
There was a time when being sober at this time of year would have felt like a punishment. But now I know I'm not missing out on the party by not drinking alcohol
You can’t solve a social problem with a medical solution alone – it takes people, being with people, to solve our disconnection epidemic
Comes as alcohol specific deaths in the UK reached a 10-year high in 2017.
I wore my party girl persona as a badge of honour, always drinking to blackout - and I assumed everyone else did the same
'Getting help is a sign of courage, not weakness or failure.'
No more mid-week hangovers? 🍻
If we stop laughing at our friend’s black-out stories and start encouraging them to take better care of themselves, then maybe we’ll catch addiction before it’s too late