Earlier this year we caught up with Joe Walker, 32, who was nine months into his recovery from alcoholism. Joe's struggle was first shown in Louis Theroux's BBC documentary 'Drinking to Oblivion'.
Now we're pleased to say he's been sober for a whole year.
The former university medical researcher was among other alcoholics whose plight highlighted the horrors of being an alcoholic.
In the documentary, Louis met Joe while spending time in King's College Hospital's specialist liver centre.
The lad reduced viewers to tears when he was shown walking out of hospital covered in blood. He was on his way to buy vodka, despite being hold that his drinking would kill him.
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In the footage, he said: "I like the sensation of it (vodka) going down my throat and I want to experience that for one last time. That's why I'm leaving."
But when it came down to it, though, Joe took a turning point and decided against reaching for the bottle.
When we caught up with him a few months back, he explained that he's found stability since moving from London to his home town of Brighton. "It's somewhere I feel safe and I know my surroundings and people - so it's a place where the rest of my recovery can be formed," he told TheLADBible.
A year on and Joe is still off the booze. He is continuing to build relationships with friends and family.
Since the show aired in May, 2016, many others have revealed their own battles with drink to him and he says he is glad to have helped them on their path to recovery.
Theroux, who described Joe as "sweet natured and interested in people and things," has since met up with him and is ecstatic that he has stopped drinking altogether.
Joe's journey has raised awareness of Britain's most common addiction.
If you think you or someone you know is suffering with alcohol dependency, check out the UK charity Alcohol Concern.
We continue to wish Joe a successful recovery as he continues to be an inspiration to many who would otherwise suffer in silence.
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