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Former bartender left partially paralysed and unable to speak after partying for a month
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former bartender who fell into a black hole of alcohol and drug addiction that left him with paralysis and nerve damage has spoken of how he took to the sea to escape his toxic party lifestyle.
Alex Sloan, now 28, developed a name for himself as 'the crazy one' during his bartending days in his early 20s, when he was 'always the last one standing' after alcohol and cocaine-fuelled ragers.
But his party lifestyle took a huge toll on his body when after a month-long drink and drug binge in 2018, Alex suffered temporary nerve problems and paralysis, reports the LiverpoolEcho. READ MORE: I went to a women-only, sober rave and I think it might be time to give up booze for good 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.” Alex's troubles with substance abuse began when he was still in his teens.
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