Sobering stories from family members of addicts

When Amy Winehouse died in July, 2011, at the age of at 27, from problems related to alcohol and bulimia, she was as famous for addiction as for her breathtaking voice.

Sobering stories from family members of addicts

JENNIFER: THE WIFE

FROM the outside, we were the perfect middle-class family — my husband ran a thriving construction business and I worked part-time. In hindsight, my husband had always had a problem with drinking. When he was in his mid-30s, he was constantly tired and lethargic. I learned later that he was drinking vodka after work, and then he would sleep when he came home.

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