Experiences with Alcohol

In his early thirties, Angelo started experiencing what he thought was ‘telepathy’ after he’d been drinking.

Ben started drinking and smoking cannabis with friends as a teenager and when he was in his twenties his drinking increased.

Bill first tried alcohol at a young age when a family member offered him a drink. He started drinking fairly regularly in his teens.

In her late twenties Dawn started drinking heavily to help her relax and cope with stress.

Emma started drinking as a teenager and by her mid-twenties she says she had a ‘serious problem’ with alcohol.

Fozz began drinking in his early twenties at university and his consumption gradually increased.

George started drinking after his wife died and says he thinks he has an ‘alcohol habit’.

While working in a ‘high pressure’ job, Luke began drinking every day as a ‘release’ and a way to ‘block’ feelings of depression and anxiety

From his late teens into his twenties, Opal worked in industries where he says working hard and ‘drinking hard’ were ‘widely accepted’.

Phoenix grew up in a ‘violent home’ and describes his parents as ‘alcoholics’. In his mid-teens his parents separated and he left home and began drinking regularly.

When Scott was in his early twenties, he went drinking regularly with his friends. He also worked at a nightclub, which he says gave him many opportunities to drink.

Dylan began drinking alcohol and smoking ‘yarndi’ (cannabis) with his friends in his early teens and continued to do so into his early twenties.