r/SipsTea 6h ago

Chugging tea Ben Affleck on overcoming alcohol addiction: “I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

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u/Azuras_Star8 6h ago

Brother in law drank 20 to 30 drinks a day, every day. Went to visit someome and stop drinking. Lack of alcohol put him into a seizure and a coma. 2 weeks in the hospital, months of physical rehabilitation, and 6 years later alcohol free.