When someone is drinking over 100 units a week of wine…until their liver failed,  I find it baffling that that they can say they didn’t realise it was not healthy and it is all the drink industry’s fault.  People literally refuse to take and responsibility for their behaviour.

32 year old bloke here, drink always loved it, but its spiralled to more and more, weekends..then everyday...leaving it till later in the day to drink then bam drinking in the morning to feel normal and stop the shakes. Lost my job, friends and many normal things we take for granted, was drinking 12 14 K ciders everyday for 3 4 years then in November was admitted to hospital jaundice and liver cirrhosis...told another drink will kill me so haven't touched a drop since 7nov 2019 and lost 7 stone and I feel good. Anyone out there reading this don't ever think its hopeless, there's help out there and you can do it...hardest thing you'll ever do but you won't regret it, lifes for living dont leave it too late like I did. All the best to you all.  
Ashley

Drinking from age 15 Yes  15, heavy going for  50 years. Then suddenly stopped. Now aged 90 and living a full active life. Good decision back then, and  life really began when the drinking stopped

Adrian's documentary 'Drinkers Like Me' was one of the best documentaries of it's kind I have ever seen. He is an excellent host and it was a very real and honest look into the lives of many. Very eye opening, would definitely recommend it.

I quit drinking twelve years ago because I was losing everything. It was the best decision I have ever made.

I was 28 years old in December of 1974 when I took my last drink.  I'm 74 years old now.  My last drink has stayed my last drink.  I could not and did not do it alone.  I needed the help of like minded people.  I found them in Alcoholics Anonymous.  Not trying to sell anyone anything.  If you want to drink, have at it.  But if you want to stop, know this.  Sobriety is not your enemy.  Sobriety is not easy but it is so worth it and it is so much easier than leading a life of a drinker.  Once alcohol goes bad in a persons life, it never gets good again.  If you are in trouble with alcohol (and or drugs) you're in big trouble.   Read the book, go to some meetings, decide for yourself.

I quit drinking 3 years ago in my final year of uni honestly the best decision I ever made had a huge impact on both my physical and mental health

I used alcohol most of my young teens and adult life to cope with childhood trauma. Now after seeking help with them issues I've now been clean and sober for over 3 years. There are many reasons people drink and its more then just to get drunk.

edit: 409 days sober here. If you're reading this, YOU CAN DO IT.

edit: Made a video on being 400+ days sober if you're interested

It's tragic that Britain is still so obsessed with alcohol. Binge Britain is an accurate description. Peer pressure is an insidious influence. I wasted so much money and so much time in pubs and bars in my late teens. Drinking very little alcohol or none at all is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellbeing.

How beautiful life is:  to light an open fire for sunrise every morning, hangover free, year after year.

The worst it got for me was in 1st year of university. Was spending about £600 a month on drinks, averaged probably 120units per week.  I'd be at the sports bar after my morning lecture at 11:00 for my first pint. I've been to hospital, arrested and blacked out many times. Now, I only drink at occasions like birthdays and its always one drink no more.

I think the culture of drinking in the UK particularly from a young age, is the reason that the UK people have this problem. Not so much the guidelines.

I think what a lot of people don't mentally connect with each oth is that alcohol is a poison and you need to treat like a poison.

It’s disheartening. When you read the YouTube comments on these videos it seems everyone has such a good and healthy attitude towards alcohol and acknowledge it’s harms. Go out in real life and teetotallers like me often have to explain why we don’t partake in it - on dates, at work social events, weddings etc.

Worst thing I ever did was to start on the lager again on Saturdays after a year off.  Was the best and most productive year of my adult life.  Been off it again 2 months and going to stick with it.

As a child of an alcoholic mother, alcohol is evil. I'm tee total.

That lady approaching middle age getting absolutely steaming as if she was 23 is one of the saddest things going.

Adrian Chiles is looking slimmer and overall better than when he made his documentary’Drinkers like me’ . Go Adrian 👍👍

He might be drinking way too many units, but this is the early stage of functional alcoholism.

It gets so much worse very quickly.