A man who spiralled into a black hole of alcohol and cocaine addiction turned his world around after escaping to a life on the high seas.
Throughout his early 20s, former bartender Alex Sloan was always the "last one standing" after a night out, and his love of late nights and partying soon catapulted out of control, leading to a month-long drugs and alcohol binge resulting in temporary nerve problems and paralysis in early 2018.
He said: “It felt like the more messed up I was the better the night was for everyone, the busier the bar got and the more praise I got. Looking back, it was a vicious circle. My life consisted of gigging, wild nights in the bar and partying — alcohol and cocaine had got a grip of me.”
