When I was in the tenth grade in high school, I enrolled into a substance abuse class. At that age, I did not comprehend that alcohol abuse in reality was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, their meetings, how their programs have twelve steps, and how successful the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery program has been for individuals all through the world. I also learned a lot about alcohol rehab and the diverse alcohol rehab clinics that are typically available to individuals who engage in excessive drinking.
Some of the injurious effects correlated with alcoholism and alcohol abuse that I learned about in this class absolutely alarmed me. The ruined lives and many problems experienced by most alcoholics made me feel like I never wanted to drink alcohol when I became old enough. In short, I did not want to face the wreckage and ruination that alcohol addicted individuals almost always experience.
Reflect on this for a moment. What fifteen-year-old teenager wants to face premature death due to his or her drinking behavior? What teenager wants to become so out-of-control regarding his or her drinking that drinking alcohol becomes the object of one’s life? What teenager wants to go to one of the local alcoholic rehabilitation centers to deal with alcohol-related difficulties before he or she becomes twenty-one?
What adolescent wants to encounter alcohol withdrawal symptoms when he or she tries to quit drinking? Why would an individual engage in drinking to such an extent that it would cause serious issues in every area of his or her life? Drinking later in life after a person has a career, a family, and develops personal responsibilities makes sense. But why would a teenager want to sacrifice his or her education, employment, finances, and relationships for a life that focuses on excessive drinking?
These issues were so important that I discussed some of them in class throughout the school year. What was completely astonishing to me was the number of students who simply didn’t care about the injurious consequences of excessive drinking that I talked about. It was almost as if they couldn’t be troubled with the truth and how these effects can shatter their lives. For the first time in my life I started to appreciate a saying that my grandfather used to say to me all through my adolesence: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.
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