I'm 16 years old. Am I an alcoholic?!

I'm 16 years old. Am I an alcoholic?

I sneak out of my house at least 3 times a week, and I get TRASHED with random people. I black out sometimes too. Do you think I have a problem?

I started shooting dope at 13. I was an alcoholic by the time I was16. I use to carry a small bottle of tequilla to school in my purse. I was in my first rehab at 20 years old. Alcohol withdrawals are HELL. Unfortunately, I didn't stay clean and sober then. I ran the streets for another 10 years, going to jail and watching my friends die from heroin overdoses.

I now have 15 years clean and sober. Do I think you're heading down the same path I took? Yes. Do I know where you're going to end up if you continue on that same path? Yes. We all end up in the same places: you get clean and sober, you go to jail or you die.

Let me tell you something. When I was your age and I use to tell people that I was an alcoholic, they wouldn't believe me. If you're asking if you have a problem, you already know you do. Now, what are you going to do about it?

Here's a link to Alanon/Alateen: http://www.al-anon.org/

Here's a link to Alateen chat: http://www.recovery-world.com/alateen.ht...

Now do me a favor. Close your eyes and try to imagine where you're going to be in 10 years. Husband? Kids? Good Job? Own your own home? Pets?

Now open your eyes and look where you're headed. Is any of that stuff down the path you're going down? No, its not.

I have a 16 year old son that goes with me to N/A meetings. Why? When he was little, I made him go with me. He goes with me now because he wants to.