Father who was a social drinker before the pandemic admits he became an alcoholic while living alone during lockdown and hit the bottle early in the morning to ease withdrawal symptoms Chris McLonet, who is in his late 40s, said he was fit and healthy before Covid-19 Had always been a ‘social drinker’ and didn’t … Read more
Alcoholic in-laws may be to blame for a person developing their own issues with booze, a new study claims. US researchers examined marital information on more than 300,000 couples from Swedish national data to investigate ‘rearing-environment effects’ for alcohol use disorder (AUD). It found that even if a spouse isn’t an alcoholic themselves, their exposure … Read more
Laura Hopkin, 35, was jailed for 14 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after she left two children at home to go for a booze-fuelled night out at Pink club in Hanley, Staffordshire A ‘self-centred’ alcoholic has been jailed after left two children home alone to go on a booze-fuelled night out clubbing. Laura Hopkin, 35, … Read more
Aged 46, I am happily married with a beautiful son. He is seven. I learnt I was pregnant on my honeymoon. I am more fortunate than I ever thought I would be; more fortunate than I deserve. I spent lockdown in the farmhouse in west Cornwall I bought with my husband, Andrew, three years ago. … Read more
A woman has revealed how she overcame her addiction to alcohol and turned her life around, winning her husband back and reuniting her family once again. Seija Nelson, 38, told Jam Press that she believes her own addiction to binge drinking is linked to her father’s addiction to alcohol, noting that she has a ‘genetic … Read more
Alcoholic killer monkey leaves one man dead and 250 injured after going on rampage when his booze supply dried up The monkey was formerly the pet of an occultist who fed him hard liquor in India But when his owner died, the booze-dependent imp went on the rampage Named Kalua, he targeted women and girls … Read more
An author has shared a candid account of growing up on a Scottish sink estate in the Nineties. Fashion journalist Lynne Coleman, who has written three books and now lives in Edinburgh, moved to an ex-council house in Auchenback, a few miles outside of Glasgow, when she was six. She told how arson, vandalism and violent … Read more
A new kind of alcoholic drink that became the unofficial beverage of the summer 2019 in the US launches in the UK today. Hard seltzer – an alcoholic flavoured sparkling water – became a sensation with American drinkers last year, so much so that there were shortages in stores, rationing was introduced, and a festival … Read more