Scots mum turns life around after struggling with alcoholism for years

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A Scots mum has told how she managed to turn her life around after beating the booze.Catrina Slavin, 41, has changed career, started a support group and launched a podcast about addiction after quitting drinking three years ago.

Catrina, from Blantyre, managed to get back on track after doing a 12-step recovery programme, and said it was the “best decision” she ever made.She said: “I grew up in Blantyre in the 90s and like most teenagers back then, started drinking at the weekends with my pals.“Looking back, I probably can trace back my problems with alcohol even to then.

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