Why I Stopped Drinking — And Why I’ll Never Go Back
Nick HowarthPublished on: 17/12/2025
I once read a quote that stopped me in my tracks: “People aren’t addicted to alcohol or drugs. They’re addicted to escaping reality.” That sentence hit harder than any hangover ever did. When I stopped drinking for good — over 30 years ago — something uncomfortable surfaced. Alcohol wasn’t the problem. I was. Or more accurately, my life was. Alcohol had simply been my escape hatch.
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