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Matthew Project launches appeal for veterans  The Matthew Project has launched a fundraising appeal specifically for Outside The Wire - a bespoke drug and alcohol service offering confidential advice and support to current and ex-HM Forces veterans and their families across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. OTW Service Manager and Recovery Practitioner, Wayne Copsey, said: “PTSD and drug/alcohol misuse issues have been exacerbated by coronavirus and the associated lockdown, which has increased isolation and reduced social contact - we have seen a 12% increase in referrals.   “Lack of str...

Jon Williamson from Norwich struggled with his addictions during lockdown - Credit: Jon Williamson One month into the first lockdown Jon Williamson stood on the edge of relapse.  The 41-year-old, from Northumberland Street in Norwich, had taken his last drink in June, going from drinking at least 60 units of alcohol a day to sobriety in nine months.  “My sister died from pancreatic cancer, ” he said. “Watching her die like that made me need to stop.”  But when the country locked down in mid-March, Jon’s routine of four to five sessions of therapy and two to three AA meetings...