A Message for Young People
How to tell when your drinking has become a problem:
Alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone: young, old; rich, poor; black, white. Alcoholics aren’t just those old guys sitting on park benches. Young successful people can ruin their lives with alcohol too.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been drinking, what you’ve been drinking or even how much. It’s what drinking does to you that counts.
– “It’s not only that young people are drinking but the way they drink that puts them at such high risk for alcohol-related problems. Research consistently shows that people tend to drink the heaviest in their late teens and early to mid-twenties .” -American Medical Association
Click here: 12 questions to help you decide
Here are some links and info that can help:
International Conference of Young People in AA
Florida Conference of Young People in AA
Young People and A.A. Pamphlet which may be printed out
Videos
See if you have any similarities with the young alcoholics in these videos.
Local Young People Groups
While all meetings in Citrus County welcome young people, the YPG Group on Friday night in Inverness is actively involved with helping young people.
The YPG group meets Friday nights at 8:00 pm at
First Christian Church
2018 Colonade St
Inverness, FL 34453