On the lesson from Peter O’Toole  But the O’Toole character that
lodged in cinemagoers’ minds was O’Toole himself: the
hellraiser, the champagne and whisky-sinker, the garrulous,
charm-drizzled sot. Like Oliver Reed, Richard Burton and Richard
Harris, he was one of Hollywood’s great drinkers, and his
passing brings that notorious era to a close. (“Booze is the
most outrageous of all drugs, which is why I chose it,” he once
told an interviewer.)  Made it to 81 on it too.  So, that story
about how we’re all killing ourselves by having more than a
small sherry every other Sunday…..  Dangerous thing, not
drinking  A gardener put in intensive care after crashing his
bicycle died of alcohol withdrawal because he wasn’t drinking
his daily pack of strong lager, an inquest heard.  Can indeed
happen:  ‘He was getting better and suddenly there appears to be
a sudden deterioration. This was likely to be as a consequence
of withdrawing from alcohol.’  Dr Heath said the lack of alcohol
in Mr Pickston’s system caused potass