One more drink will kill me – I’m an addict and I’ll have cravings forever, says James ‘Arg’ Argent after ‘bad relapse’

thesun.co.uk:

TOWIE star James Argent has revealed one more alcoholic drink could kill him after he suffered a “bad relapse” and an ambulance was called to his home.

The popular reality star, 34, admits he fell off the wagon two weeks ago despite being clean and sober for two years. Arg broke his silence for the first time since we revealed paramedics rushed to save him, claiming he is full of regret for putting his life in danger and vowed it will NEVER happen again.

Speaking from his home in Woodford Green, Essex, the TV favourite said: “I had a very bad relapse after having some cravings for a while, but instead of ringing my therapist I had a drink for the first time in two years.  “Addicts always say one drink is never enough - if it was, I wouldn’t be an addict - but unfortunately it just escalated from there.  “I went to a comedy night with some friends in Bethnal Green, London - it was great fun, everyone was laughing, drinking and having a good time.

I was having cravings again and when we went onto the afterparty in Essex I bought a round of drinks for my friends - unfortunately I gave in to temptation and had that first drink... “After that, I can’t get into the specifics of what I did, but that’s where it all started and I ended up at home having an awful relapse - I’d been clean and sober for such a long time, it hit me like a ton of bricks as my body and mind hadn’t been used to it for so long. “My friends were shocked and worried about me - I wasn’t myself mentally or physically and they weren’t used to seeing me like that - it was a very scary and upsetting experience for everyone around me and it became vital that an ambulance was called.”  @font-face{font-family:'The.