Loved this story in the Guardian - dry bars in England:
Dry bars – is England sobering up? | Society | The Guardian
Some quotes from the story:
"The idea for Redemption came to her when she was holidaying in a yogic retreat in Goa ("very cliched," she smirks). No booze was available ? which, she was surprised to find, gave everyone she was with a pronounced feeling of liberation. "It was only by alcohol not being present at all that we were freed from it," she says."
"All of them talk about their experiences with intoxicants, and what they see as the singular effects of alcohol. "I spent 17 years as a functioning heroin addict," says 47-year-old Gary Hamilton. "I held down a job, had a wife and child. But two years of drinking flattened me." Compared to other drugs, they tell me, alcohol's effects on mental health should not be underestimated; it has a habit of sparking anxiety and depression that in turn lead on to even more drinking."
Dry bars – is England sobering up? | Society | The Guardian
Some quotes from the story:
"The idea for Redemption came to her when she was holidaying in a yogic retreat in Goa ("very cliched," she smirks). No booze was available ? which, she was surprised to find, gave everyone she was with a pronounced feeling of liberation. "It was only by alcohol not being present at all that we were freed from it," she says."
"All of them talk about their experiences with intoxicants, and what they see as the singular effects of alcohol. "I spent 17 years as a functioning heroin addict," says 47-year-old Gary Hamilton. "I held down a job, had a wife and child. But two years of drinking flattened me." Compared to other drugs, they tell me, alcohol's effects on mental health should not be underestimated; it has a habit of sparking anxiety and depression that in turn lead on to even more drinking."