Matt says the impact on loved ones is a 'forgotten piece of the puzzle' when it comes to addiction.
"When I'm in active addiction, all I care about is me," says Busted's Matt WillisThe Busted musician tells the BBC the "ripple effect of addiction is huge" on families and loved ones.Something switches in his brain when he drinks alcohol or takes drugs - and his only priority is consuming more. "Something else takes over," he says. "I can't turn that switch off.
Matt, who started drinking in his early teens after a difficult childhood, has been to rehab four times. She adds that, too often, attention and support is given to those with the drug or alcohol problem while the needs of family members, "the ones bearing the brunt of it all, are forgotten".Adfam research from 2021, that sampled more than 2,000 people, suggests four million adults in the UK are dealing with the negative impacts of a friend or family member's drinking - while one and a half million are negatively affected by drug use.
Looking back, Charlie says he never saw the "darker undercurrents" of Matt's addiction. "I was not aware at all of how bad things were," he says. Busted are going back on tour in September but Matt says he's confident things will be different this time. Matt, who has attended therapy, says journalling and writing a daily gratitude list has been helpful for his sobriety.
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