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Wales Online
Paige Oldfield & Ria Tesia

Teen who abused alcohol leading to 30-year addiction battle now helps others combat negative habits

At 14 years old, Christine Wright was a bright and vivacious teen who was always known to be the bubbly and outgoing one amongst her circle of friends. Her weekends were spent socialising with alcohol being a focus that led to her binge drinking.

There was a dark reason for Christine's regular bouts of drinking. She turned to alcohol to escape the reality of a traumatic event from her past.

The teen had difficulty accepting the breakdown of her parent's marriage, which led to a divorce. It was shortly after this seismic relationship breakdown that Christine embarked on a party lifestyle and increased her alcohol intake.

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