VIDEO – HARM REDUCTION IN THE O.C. –
June 14, 2023 – In an April interview with People, Gina explained why she made the decision to stop drinking alcohol. “Drinking was a big part of my life and to eliminate it was a huge shift for me personally,” she said. “But it’s had this trickle-down, ripple effect where I’ve just seen so many things shift for the better. And I couldn’t be happier.”
“I was drinking way too much,” she added. “What used to be a drink when I was out at night with friends became, especially during COVID, me pouring a drink every night without even thinking about it… And I don’t identify as an alcoholic, I don’t believe I have that disease. But I felt the scales starting to tip, and I didn’t like that feeling. I was numbing myself with it. I was self-medicating, and I couldn’t stop. It was more in control of me than I was of it.”
