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Man dies from binge-drinking at age of just TWENTY-TWO, three years after he's rejected for transplant

By Claire Bates
PUBLISHED: 15:45, 19 June 2012

With reader comments

  • Gareth had vowed to give up alcohol in 2010 saying 'I don't want to end my life this early'
  • He began drinking again within six months and was charged with attacking his mother
  • Mr Anderson was in and out of court during 2011 on different charges and was imprisoned for three months for assaulting a police officer
  • He died two weeks ago surrounded by his family

A binge-drinking young man has lost the fight against liver failure at the age of 22 after he refused to give up alcohol. Gareth Anderson is thought to be one of the youngest victims of chronic alcohol abuse in the UK. He first suffered liver failure when he was 19 but was rejected for a liver transplant because he was still drinking.
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Legal highs strike again...

No but seriously, tragic. But it seems he knew what he was doing so I don't know how much sympathy I have...
 
Not to take away from this story but how about the story about the man who lost his life to marijuana addiction after a few years? Oh yeah, there isn't one...

I'm not saying that marijuana would cure peoples interest in alcohol but I know some adults who don't use it simply because its illegal but would prefer to use it instead of alcohol if it were. I think it'd be cool if people were allowed to choose the healthier alternative since I see marijuana and alcohol as the most prevalently used drugs.
 
I find it rather ridiculous that most of the comments from readers center around whether the deceased should have been granted a liver transplant or not - especial considering that the title of the article has the words "twenty-two" typed in uppercase letters. My goodness, what a fucked up world we live in. It's almost like they don't consider alcohol a drug but rather a drink.

Edit - that poor guy's liver (yes - I feel sorry for him because I know firsthand how severely drug addiction can affect one's mind and body) must have been the size of a football. Not a pleasant way to go. I'm hoping they at least offered him some anticonvulsant sedative such as a benzodiazepine and also a narcotic painkiller if needed (since APAP or an NSAID would undoubtedly made things worse considering the condition of his liver and digestive system).
 
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How sad indeed that a man of his age died due to not being able to stop drinking.
Most of us can get along with just social drinking and no bad affect to our lives where others are totally consumed by it.
Whether a drug is legal or not it's always a shame for a family to lose someone who was so young,22 is no age at all.
 
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