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Winterbourne View scandal: People with learning difficulties still dying far too young a decade on Healthwatch was set up in the aftermath of a BBC Panorama undercover report exposing abuse 15:21, 28 MAY 2021 Updated THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice People with learning difficulti...

He said: “Quite often people have drink or drug addictions which are a symptom of an underlying problem. It is these problems that make them drink. "I was feeling overloaded and could barely function. I felt really ill and I used to drink to self-medicate.   “The message from health professionals is very much 'get off the drink and we’ll treat you'. But that’s not possible. You can’t treat people like that it should be a dual diagnosis.   “I happened to see a counsellor at We Are With You (previously Addaction) and they identified some childhood experiences that had caused lasti...