Alcohol? Caffeine? Crack? Food?

What’s your favorite unhealthy comfort and WHY?

I’ve been sober for three months straight. I’m only 17 years old but I had a long standing problem with prescription pills and alcohol. I had these group of friends who also dabbled in drugs and alcohol. I completely cut them off and got angry with one (we got into an argument).

My parents divorced when I was three years old. My Mother came in and out of my life. She had a problem with self medication and alcohol. My Dad and I moved to another state and I befriended this guy. We were very close friends until he just disappears out of no where (we stopped talking).

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I was reading how some people use alcohol as a way not just to drink but to self medicate if they have mental issues. Why wouldn’t they instead be on real medication?
thanks for the great answers, appreciate them.

There are some people out there who refuse to admit that they have a drinking problem. How many times have you heard someone, or even yourself say “I only drink every now and then. I do not have a problem”. There is no one who can diagnose if you are an alcoholic especially since the medical community can’t really agree on a definition. . Other people may have a idea that you might have a drinking problem, but only you know how much you drink and if you are able to stop drinking. If you think you might have a problem, a alcoholism self test might be something for you to try.

The internet is a great resource of tools for you to use to try and see if you might have a drinking problem or habits that might lead to bigger problems down the road. These tests are not to be used in place of medical advice. You will find that most of these tests are self scoring.

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It’s so important to understand and address depression in teens. I work for a nonprofit addiction treatment center and I’ve worked with many teens who are now sober – but they began using drugs or alcohol to self-medicate their …

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There is a general perception among students at the University that drinking is a normal part of college, one that can easily be disposed of upon entering the real world. However, the effects of past drinking may cause more harm than …

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