00:01When Jonathan Wheeler was recovering from two decades with an alcohol dependency, every
00:07day was a countdown until his local bottle shop closed.
00:11He didn't have access to the alcohol delivery services that now mean another drink is just
00:17a few swipes away.
00:19The relief at one minute past eleven every single night from my body was huge because
00:27I knew I could no longer get alcohol.
00:30People don't have that now.
00:32A third of Tasmanians drink at risky levels and about a quarter have experienced harm from
00:38someone else's drinking in the past year.
00:41We know that alcohol and increased use of alcohol contributes to greater incidences of severity
00:47of family violence for women and children in our communities.
00:51With the state's liquor laws under review, health advocates have met in Hobart to push
00:55for stronger safeguards.
00:58Proposals include blocking the delivery of alcohol after 10pm, introducing a two-hour
01:03buffer between purchase and delivery, making delivery drivers undergo responsible service
01:09of alcohol training and introducing a minimum price for drinks.
01:14We're talking really about where the greatest harm is and that's people who drink heavily
01:19day in day out for years and years on end.
01:21For Jonathan, it's about helping people find a way out.
01:25I am extremely lucky that once I went through my recovery, there was no delivery of alcohol
01:32available.
01:34Now, it must be a nightmare.
01:37When the
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