As a child my dad and his uncles and step father were alcoholics,,they were loud..foul mouthed and down right ugly but not physically abusive in any way, my first husband was a soppy ugly drunk, I spent many nights wondering if he would get home in one piece or the cops would show up at the door saying he had wrapped himself around a tree driving home drunk,spent once a week at AA meetings to understand how to deal with it, finally his wake up call was me and his son to leave him and divorce him, he hit rock bottom..some times it does not hit home until he finds out that no one is going to bail him out in a drunk tank..My step dad was a MEAN drunk, he would walk home from a club and fall into the kiddie pool next door, and fall asleep in it,, if the neighbors dog hadn't woke up the neighbors he might have drowned.. alcoholism is a DISEASE and its UGLY and what Lauren is doing she is spiraling out of control, she has already had the door slammed on her face by Lucy..others(her parents and her other friends) will have to practice TOUGH LOVE with her and just LET HER GO..and until she is ready...or hits rock bottom, and asks for help, this will make the story line more realistic..they are doing quite well with the storyline now , shes doing all the things that CAN AND WILL HAPPEN to alot of teenagers out there who think NAH IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN TO ME I CAN STOP ANY TIME I AM HAVING A GOOD TIME SO GET OFF MY BACK, it happens all over not just in the UK...sadly its the parents who are turning a blind eye..AND the Government as well..this is just my 2 cents worth....
