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Edinburgh Live
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Hannah Mckenzie Wood & Iona Young

Scottish dad lost everything and ended up sleeping on bench after alcohol battle

A dad from Fife who lost everything to a 20-year battle with alcohol addiction has launched a support podcast in the hopes of helping others get sober.

Jamie Lynch began drinking aged 15 as a coping mechanism to deal with the physical abuse he suffered at home.

What began as weekend visits to the pub spiralled into a crippling addiction that robbed him of his home, his daughter and his friends, and even left him homeless.

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