In 2020, Wales recorded its highest alcohol deaths for 20 years, with fears this may rise again.
Without worrying about colleagues noticing his drinking, Mr Stephens found himself drinking more and more.
Hannah began looking up her dad's workplaces on TripAdvisor and saw reviews describing him as a "smelly man behind the bar" or "always drunk"As a child, she said: "All my other friends had nice family days out, and I would just be at the pub, I grew up in pubs." Hannah is now training to be a mental health nurse, while Mr Stephens volunteers for a charity and is studying substance abuse at college in order to help others.The charity Barod said referrals for alcohol addiction rose from 2,264 in 2018/19 to 3,204 in 2020/21 - a rise of 41%
"Many people no longer needed to drive to work, they finished earlier and started later - giving them longer to drink. "Lots of patients who are depends on alcohol don't realise they're dependent on alcohol, until it's taken away from them due to admission.
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