I’m going to make this short and sweet. If you want to quit drinking, not just to figuring out how to control it. Find an alcoholics anonymous meeting and show up. Tell them what you have just told us.

Richard

Hun if ya want it strait you have to quit its not going to be easy I know from sorta the same experiance so I know that its going to be hard. But I know that itll be hard. I need to stress you need to quit during school.

Hey,

i've been through alcohol addiction, although I haven't done the morning drink or the afternoon drink to "stabilize".. I keep my drinking to the nighttime only.

However what I can say is that it's really *not* that hard to quit alcohol. Sometimes when I run out of money to spend on liquor, i'm left with no booze, so i'll have a glass of wine or two before bed.. That puts me out and then i'm fine the next few days.

After you go through withdrawal (only lasts 2-3 days, and its not that bad) you will have cravings. Thats when you may fall down and start drinking again.

I've quit alcohol without aa before. But I do see a psychologist, and that helps.

If you haven't heard of this before, there's a very safe drug to use to help you quit drinking. You can even drink when you're on this drug, and if you make an appointment to see a psychiatrist, they may have free samples to give you. I've tried it before, it does seem to help.

The drug is called camprel (acamprosate.) there's no psychoactive effect, the only thing it does is make you less likely to drink. You just don't have the urge to drink, if you take camprel as directed.

Regardless... The first thing to do is to reduce the amount of alcohol you drink, slowly.. And then see if you can get some meds (like camprel) to keep you off it. Because your drinking so much, that suddenly stopping is not safe. Just *slowly* reduce the amount per day. That will work fine and you'll be much sharper mentally.

You're only 17, your body is strong, so I wouldn't worry about health problems that much. You'll be okay. The thing is, alcohol is ruining your life (which happens to all alcoholics), and its controlling your life.. And really you don't need that to happen.

It may help to drink coffee in the morning (and at school) in place of when you would normally have alcohol. It's never a good idea to drink at school. Coffee makes you feel better, more alert, and improves your schoolwork as it helps you focus.

If you can make that step (coffee at school instead of alcohol) you can then save your drinking till late at night, to help you get to sleep and satisfy your cravings.

Then if you reach that point, you're in much better shape.

Hope this helps.

Hey young man,

It seems that you had rough times recently. Don’t fret brother, you’re just 17, and you’re bound to do things that any young man of your age would likely do. It will only help you to grow. That said, I would suggest you go to some rehab center where you can get rid of your addiction completely. Cheers!

Iw ould suggest you to enter in some rehab where you can get rid of ur addiction completetly.

waking up in the morning to have a drink is a sign of alcholism. You really need to do what the above have said. I would certainly join an alcoholics annonymous group. Go speak to your gp and she can define whether you're an alcholoic or just an abuser. Either way get some help and try and quit. you're still VERY young. and you don't want to continue this way. I drank a lot when I was young too. to the point where i would just crash when i got home. I think as you get older you learn to decrease those habits. I'm not sure if i was ever an alcholic but i certainly did abuse it. Does your family have a history of alcoholism. those are things to think about. or is it some emotional thing that is causing you to drink. if so go and talk to someone about it and get it off your chest. If it's just due to peer pressure and social drinking you'll have to get the strength and willpower to stop.

I hope you do something about this real soon.