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be hidden b…ger be hidden behind the mask I’d been wearing. The fact that alcohol didn’t kill me is irrelevant. Each day I gave in to its seduction, I died a little inside.

4 Years After My Last Drink, I’m Still Missing One Crucial Benefit Of Sobriety

Barb Besteni

Jul 26

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Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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