“Fancy a pint Chris?”

“People need to drink, so the girls in Scunthorpe look more attractive.”

“Dear Chris ex scunthorpe,which Priory are you in? Ashby or Re-hab? Alcholism is a sad excuse! Every sensible person knows when to slow down. I love a good booze and all it encludes Ie. a good night in the local or a friendly sports event, or even the dreaded meals the wife invites her mates and husbands round for.
Dependance is all the individuals head,so stop being bitter (sorry for the pun) and get a grip you sorry soul.”

“Come the warmer weather Church Square will be playing host to many drunkards. supping their extra strong cider.
Their empties will be littering the place. When Club 2k get knocked down the council could put some extra seating in for them.”

“The usual crop of idiot commentary from hypocrites who are as at much risk as anyone else of developing an addiction; I¿d like to point out a few things to some of the other ¿contributors¿ who display an unfathomable level of ignorance about alcoholism. Nobody sets out to become an alcoholic; it is an insidious, progressive illness. Alcohol is a legal and lethal addictive drug, which if it was discovered today would be a Class A drug. There are as many reasons why and how people become addicted to alcohol as there are people who become addicted. Unlike heroin addicts, alcoholics cannot just stop drinking and go ¿cold turkey¿ ¿ sudden withdrawal is dangerous and life-threatening; supervised, chemical detoxification is necessary ¿ and that¿s the easy bit. Staying stopped is the hard bit and is a never-ending battle against wall-to-wall advertising, ignorance of those who know nothing about the illness ¿ and it is an illness, a culture which encourages taking alcohol almost from the moment a person is able to pick up a glass and countless governments, who refuse to look at the scientific evidence from a public health perspective and view it and other, less harmful ¿recreational¿ drugs as a criminal justice issue. Anyone and everyone is at risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, just ask any recovering alcoholic. All it takes is one bad decision, one traumatic incident, or countless mental health issues which run through a society riddled with complex social problems; the misery of deprivation and inequality, the haves and the have-mores and the rest of us whose sole role in society is to ¿consume¿.
I owe a great deal to countless caring and gifted people since I entered rehab and recovery over three years ago. Recovery is hard work, takes time and is sometimes very painful. I had a very successful professional career until I suffered a number of traumatic life events. My alcohol addiction nearly cost me my life, it also gave me a new perspective on life in general, a new reason for living, a rebirth, almost. Alcohol kills far, far more people than the whole spectrum of illegal drugs, yet funding for treatment is far less in comparison. Successful treatment nearly always involves a series of failures as recovery is a process of learning and change, so those families who are affected by a loved one becoming addicted should never give up hope.
Society gives us alcohol, society should be prepared to treat it¿s consequences without judgement and without fail.”

“Do not worry trade will pick up in summer,alcohol dealers with council help. town will soon be full at weekends,”

“I'm down at Church Square all the alkies will be gearing up for their daily cider intake. Go down there at your peril and you'll see them sprawled all over the street furniture supping their super strength material.”

“Why is this dangerous drug advertised, even on soccer shirts?”

“And the rest were too drunk to get there.......”

“come on brit corner recruitment brigade , losing customers ,more happy hours needed will pick up in summer , local business,s need more support .”