I don't watch it only when Mrs sw watches it but I've seen him steadily progress in his alcoholism vomiting blood Dr's telling him drinking will kill him if he lets it & in some episodes he's visibly yellow from alcoholism & unkempt
With all that being said I havnt seen it in the last week or two so forgive me not responding to the episode referenced tonight
I don't think soaps tackle addiction very well in the uk at all the character Lauren Branning is alcoholic but you never hear anything about that
Looking for a portrayal of alcoholism especially in soaps is a bad idea as like you guys just said it isn't done very well
This is why I prefer things like rain in my heart or the most recent programme on uk tv which was channel 5's hello my name is.... I'm an alcoholic
Have you guys seen either of those ?
