Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? Th…

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Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? They are in search of that elusive window of well-being that opens when you drink your way out of a hangover and aren't yet drunk all over again. The alcoholic's day consists of trying to keep that window open. ✨ Roger Ebert's review of Smashed, www.rogerebert.com. October 17, 2012.
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