'My life looked perfect but I drank vodka from a mug all day, every day'

Mihaela Măncilă

At first glance, Amanda Black looked like she had the perfect life. She had a happy home, two beautiful children and a devoted partner. But for three years Amanda drank vodka from a coffee mug from the moment she woke up to the moment she passed out. The 38-year-old content creator said: “I drank vodka all day, every day. Addiction turned me into someone I didn’t even recognise, someone I hated. It’s thousands of tiny cracks that finally split you open.” If she had to choose a moment when her