“I split a quarter bottle of vodka with a mate. I was on my bike and the police stopped me, fucking fined me 1,000 zloty and took my driving licence. Never been fined for anything. First time those fuckers ever stopped me.”

“Of course I told them I was shooting a project on alcoholism, and I didn't expect them to say, ‘Yes, yes, I drink.’ But what surprised me was that many of them said, ‘Sure, I enjoy a drink from time to time. Just like everyone else.’ Perhaps they don't realise they have a problem or if they do they don't want to admit it.”

Jozef K. (1965- 2012)

“I tried to get my brother to go to therapy and he took it the wrong way and I didn't see him for three months. I was worried so I went to see if everything was alright. I knocked on his house door and shouted for ages. Then I managed to get in and what I saw was shocking.”

“I saw many of them very, very drunk every day when I was growing up. In fact it was normal to see drunk people all the time. It was only when I got older that I realised this was a problem.”