New statistics on rough sleeping released today show that 41% of people sleeping rough (who were assessed for their support needs) needed alcohol support. More assertive outreach is needed to ensure vulnerable people can access alcohol services.
Heavy drinking can alter DNA in ways that increase the desire for alcohol, new research suggests.
The findings may help explain why alcohol addiction is so powerful and hard to resist, say scientists.... https://t.co/3CDSK5IZMN
10 Years Sober
The amount of times I have wrote this post out and deleted it I have lost count of, but regardless of the societal stigmas attached to addiction and mental health, I wanted to post it... https://t.co/har76ZX293
I think of all the time I've wasted.
I think of the apologies I owe.
I think of all the pain I caused.
I think of how I found an all new low.
I can never forgive myself.
I'm stuck living in my past.... https://t.co/aQn94riTyY
The Drunk
Frank Barton
2016
He’s in his own little prison cell, trapped in his head.
He has nowhere to go, nowhere to call his bed.
Unconscious on his bench; the only place he can hide.
The embrace... https://t.co/G01HQG0iWX
Love posts like this seeing how people can change their lives around. For those still in their struggles, keep fighting as your life is worth so much more.
18 MONTH SOBER TODAY!!!
Pic on the left is... https://t.co/j9giqmYREI
Young teenagers in the UK and Ireland are among the worst in Europe for drunkenness, health experts say, although alcohol consumption in the age group has fallen significantly across the continent in recent years.
What are you're thoughts regarding this?
If you are blessed enough to be a recovering addict, please spare a thought for those still in that deep dark hole and hope they too can find their way back to the light.
A Drinking Song
My lonely, lost, and loveless friend;
I've been where you are now.
I've walked that dreary one-way street,
wondering why, and how.
I almost drowned in self-pity,
and wished that the end had... https://t.co/Sk9xnIfAYf
For those that need a bit of privacy too offload we have a 'closed group'.
Alcohol Support And Advice is a worldwide 'peer to peer' group, who's members are linked in to alcohol some way. It is a... https://t.co/Ljt2XwblkQ