John Deane-O’Keeffe: What 7,000 days of not drinking has taught me about alcohol addiction

John Deane-O’Keeffe: What 7,000 days of not drinking has taught me about alcohol addiction

“Dry” January is now done with, and for many, the next time they will have to prove they’re not alcohol-dependent will be “Sober October”, when they will give up again before tearing the proverbial out of it at Christmas. Ironically, all of this goes to prove they are, in fact, alcohol-dependent. Check the literature.