Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

My alcoholic father
Isabel Ashdown
The Guardian, Saturday 17 October 2009

Isabel Ashdown's father was an alcoholic – it killed him when he was only 50. To the outside world, he was charming and charismatic but at home, his unpredictable rages meant the family lived in a continual state of tension . . . . . .

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