Claire H. - Sober 29 Years

Claire H. arrived in America from Great Britain 32 years ago as a full-blown alcoholic. It took her another three years before she got sober in AA. Growing up in England, the ubiquity of social drinking found in countless local pubs lead her to start drinking at 14. That constant exposure to alcohol, plus her father’s untreated alcoholism at home, seemed to predestine Claire’s future addiction to alcohol and drugs. By the time her father died from the disease at age 46, Claire had found the grief-numbing relief offered by booze and drugs. From there, her life became prey to the dise...