Health For Teens May 2014 | Page 14

Alcohol is not the Solution

Dear Ally,

As you may already know, there have been times when I would get a drink or two of alcohol. I don’t drink every day, but whenever I get the chance I would. Recently it has been a problem, mostly because of the stress I’ve been dealing with in school and at home. I haven’t been doing well at school, I’ve tried so hard but still I can’t seem to get my grades up to the standards I would have preferred. Then there are problems at home with family that has been getting to my head a lot recently. I have been going to alcohol for help mainly to calm myself and just relieve some of my anger. No one really knows about all of the things I’ve been faced with and running to alcohol for my problems is not the best thing, I know. I know that this should not be a solution to my problems but I have nothing and no one to turn to. I want to be able to stop and just get help from friends I can trust. I’m just getting too addicted to it, if I go on anymore I won’t be able to stop. Please help me.

Duke

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Alcohol Problem