From the outside, Nikki Rushin’s life looked perfect – but behind closed doors, her secret addiction to booze was killing her.
Nikki had a successful career in healthcare, a detached home and, more importantly, two children and a loving and supportive husband.
But alcohol held her in a vice-like grip for 15 years – and in lockdown, it grew even tighter. Nikki spent £150 a week on wine, sinking three bottles a night and topping up with three triple gins or vodkas.
Every day started with a hangover and she sometimes couldn’t remember what had happened before she blacked out. She was also left nursing a £10,000 debt headache too. Did lockdown alter your relationship with alcohol?
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