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'I was arrested for drink-driving at Christmas - what happened next changed everything'


Partying at Christmas is commonplace across the UK but for Stephanie Chivers, alcohol had already been causing problems for her long before one disastrous festive night when she made the decision to get behind the wheel

By the time Stephanie, from Devon, hit her early twenties, she found herself feeling lonely and depressed, so she would binge drink. They kept her in a cell to cool down and sober up, and it was sitting alone on that cold, padded bed that gave her the time to assess her decisions. Her close friend Richard picked her up, held her, listened to her and let her cry, telling her he was glad she’d been arrested as she was out of control, and it would serve as a good wake-up call.

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