Alcoholism: a father overcomes it, and his son falls victim to it

  • Mary McCall and Chris Clements
  • BBC News Scotland

9 hours ago

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Fred Barry credits his overcoming addiction over the past 20 years with his stint at the private Castle Craig Rehabilitation Clinic in the Scottish Borders.

Barry, 66, says recovering from alcoholism is the best thing that has happened in his life, and he is now a cellist, music teacher, husband and father.

When his son Adam started his struggle with addiction, he sent him to the same clinic in the hope that he would be cured of his addiction.

But on May 6, 2021, Adam died in his bedroom following suffering a suspected seizure, or a sudden increase in electrical activity in the brain, caused by alcohol withdrawal symptoms. He was no more than thirty-two years old.

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