I don't drink. Have not got drunk or had a good session for 2 years now. I would say I have a pint of lager about once per month if that. It don't bother me anymore to be honest.
At the age of 42 I had 5 days in a NHS ward , prior to a transfer to go private for another 5 days.
During my stay with the NHS, I would say that 50% of the guys in the ward were their due to drink.
Yes they have paid their NI over the years , so as far as I'm concerned they have more entitlement to treatment , than any other Tom Dick and Harry who rolls up in England for free treatment.
Anyway seeing a chap, aged 50 with a gut the size of a woman who was 7 months pregnant ....all due to a liver problem. nowt they could do him other than try to get rid of the fluid build up in his body. He told me he was a builder an used to drink 5 pints everyday after work.
I felt sorry for his wife and kids...
Would imagine he is long gone now