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Posts tagged "Alcoholism"
You deserve a better life - Louis Theroux’s 'Drinking to Oblivion'

You deserve a better life – Louis Theroux’s ‘Drinking to Oblivion’

This week I watched Louis Theroux’s BBC documentary on severe alcoholism. The programme followed patients of King’s College Hospital as they were admitted to A&E or to detox programmes, and spoke to specialists trying to deal with the many health... More…
Tales of Everyday Drinking: Risk, Alcohol and Government Advice

Tales of Everyday Drinking: Risk, Alcohol and Government Advice

“My name is …and I’m an alcoholic” – Wednesday, 13 January – 10pm on Channel 5 We have a complicated relationship with alcohol. Many of us are as likely to drink to drown our sorrows as we are to celebrate our successes.... More…