sentences:  On 6 May 1990, Adams crashed his Ford Sierra into a wall in Rayleigh and when breathalysed his blood alcohol level was found to be more than four times the legal drink-drive limit.On 19 December that year, at Southend Crown Court, he was imprisoned for four months (being freed after half of his sentence on 15 February 1991)
  He became one of the most high-profile recovering alcoholics in the UK; his battle with alcohol is detailed in his autobiography, "Addicted", which was released in May 1998 to enormous critical acclaim.His recovery and rehabilitation were helped in no small part by the arrival of Arsène Wenger as Arsenal manager in October 1996.