A former soldier who 'hit rock bottom' drinking nine litres of cider and whisky a day has told how he turned his life around after his addiction nearly killed him.
Joseph Rimmer said at his lowest point, he would drink alcohol '24/7'. He would wake up and have a 'few swigs of cider' before going back to sleep, then would drink litres of booze throughout the day while 'functioning, he told the Liverpool Echo.
He struggled with alcohol addiction for 20 years, he said. He would go on nights out with his fellow Royal Green Jackets and said the army 'had a massive drinking culture'.
