Former bartender left partially paralysed and unable to speak after partying for a month
A former bartender who fell into a black hole of alcohol and drug addiction that left him with paralysis and nerve damage has spoken of how he took to the sea to escape his toxic party lifestyle.
Alex's troubles with substance abuse began when he was still in his teens. After being bullied at school, he left with a determination to become popular and respected by his peers, and soon took up work in a Liverpool city centre bar, and also performing in a band, The Kavez. But living the "high life" came at a cost after he was introduced to alcohol and drugs.
Alex, who lives in Halewood, tried several times to kick his addiction, but continued to relapse despite his paralysed shoulder blade and inability to speak. In desperation, he quit his job and took up work on a cruise liner in an attempt to cut himself off from the party lifestyle. “That all quickly changed when I returned from the ships. The day I got home I was out for four days and before I knew it, I had fallen back into my old ways. I had spent half of my savings from the last eight months on partying and before I knew it, it was like I hadn’t been away at all and I was right back in that life.
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