For young people, alcohol is the number one drug of choice. Teens use alcohol more frequently and heavily than all other drugs combined, or that is what I found out from my friend. Her name is Anna M. I met her when we lived in Brooklyn. She is the daughter of my mom’s friend from work. She is 16 years old and is getting better today. No one knew about the problem until she began to give the symptoms. These were some of the symptoms she gave. 1-lost interest in family activities 2- disrespected family rules 3- removed herself from responsibilities 4- became verbally abusive 5- had decrease in appetite 6- gave regular excuses for behavior 7- spending a lot of time in her room. The family suspected that something was wrong but decided to wait. Now more series symptoms began to appear. Since she was a straight A+ student it got worse. 1- Anna suddenly dropped in grades 2- lost her interest in learning 3- slept in class 4- showed poor work performance 5- skipped homework 6-and became rebellious to authority. Now her family decided to take her to a shrink or a psychiatrist. Psychiatrist told the family that she had a big problem with alcohol. The family later gave her to a rehabilitation center and moved to New Jersey to help her
I never really fit in at my school. When I was in Jr. High I was tall and skinny and awkward none of the popular kids would hang with me. I started to drink on a regular bases when I was 15. The popular kids would hang out with me because I was drinking. I ended up getting arrested twice for possessing alcohol. The local cops were sick of me; I was running away every night. I first started drinking before and after school. I soon found people a lot older than me to hang with. I fit in when I was trashed I became another person. I came pretty damn close to death. I wouldn't sleep for days and I did not eat for days. I was always running always going and always fun. I soon weight 90lbs I am 5 feet 11 inches I looked sick, at least that was what my "straight" friends said. I didn't need them. I soon started having seizures. My "new friends" would get me through these and when I was done flopping around on the floor, they even helped my system out with a beer. I had eight seizures before I told my "friend" to dispose of my body if anything happened to me when he agreed. I went to the rehab center when I was 16 years old. The 2 hr ride there was hell I sat in the back seat. I was there a year. I found a place I fit in today it is inside the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have been restrained from alcohol since the day I went away. My addiction is not that bad if I handle them one day at a time. I never fit in because I wasn't willing to love myself. Today I am learning to love my self one-day at a time. I graduated H.S. on time after dropping out for a year. I have a great relationship with my family; I have TRUE friends today one of which is you. Also I have self-respect but most importantly I have TODAY. All of this wouldn't be possible if the people in the rooms didn't love me until I loved myself. But living sober is easy if I do what I am supposed to. The simple suggestions of AA aren't suggestions to me they are a matter of life and death. Today I choose life.
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