A North Belfast man who has been sober for 18 years this week, has now dedicated his life to helping others.
Darren Linton, from the Woodvale area, has opened up about his involvement in disorder in his home city of Belfast and further afield - the trouble, he says, was fuelled by alcohol. The 45-year-old began to drink when he was around 11, and what following in the years ahead was periods of turmoil.
Speaking to Belfast Live, Darren said growing up he looked at the British Army with admiration, and dreamed that one day he too could be a soldier.
