There is a very brief scene of some injured soldiers in the back of a lorry who appear to be smoking cigarettes.
During a child's birthday party an adult male appears to be holding a glass with a small amount of liquid in it that looks like whisky. However, he is not seen drinking it and no reference is made to the drink at all.
At a train station there is a very brief scene where you can see an adult male smoking a pipe.
A 10 year old boy tell his mother that he has some wine in his bag to help her get better. His mother shouts at him and refers to alcohol as "something evil" The boy later explains that it is in fact "Tonic Wine" which was given to him by the doctor.
A 10 year old boy's father was described as having been an "alcoholic". It is described that the father's idea of family life was to go out, get very drunk, then to come home and beat up his wife in front of his son. It was also mentioned that the father was found dead in an alley by choking on his own vomit. It was implied that he had been drinking a large amount of alcohol when this happened.