When I was a sophomore in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that age, I did not understand that alcohol abuse in truth was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and especially about alcohol side effects, 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 people all through the world. I also learned a lot about alcohol rehabilitation and the different alcohol rehab clinics that are normally available to people who engage in hazardous drinking.

Detrimental Results That are Linked to Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse

Some of the detrimental end results associated with alcoholism and alcohol abuse that I learned about in this class undeniably alarmed me. The ruined lives and frequent serious issues experienced by most alcohol addicted individuals made me feel like I never wanted to drink alcohol when I became old enough. Stated differently, I did not want to face the disaster and destruction that alcohol addicted individuals almost always go through.

Let this sink in for a moment. What fifteen-year-old individual 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 ingesting 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 experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms when he or she tries to stop drinking? Why would a person engage in drinking to such an extent that it would cause problems in every area of his or her life? Drinking later in life after an individual 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 centers on excessive drinking?

These issues were so significant that I discussed some of them in class during the school year. What was downright unbelievable to me was the number of students who basically didn’t care about the damaging results of excessive drinking that I talked about. It was almost as if they couldn’t be troubled with reality and how these results can demolish their lives. For the first time in my life I started to understand a saying that my grandfather used to say to me all through my younger years: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink.

It’s Important, Beneficial, and Liberating to Remove Yourself From the Unhealthy and Debilitating Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

And even at my young age, I also began to understand how beneficial, enlivening, and important it is in life to keep yourself from the unhealthy and destructive results of alcohol and drug abuse. And realizing this also led to some communication problems, conflict, and commitment issues in the friendships and relationships I established in high school.

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