Is my friend an Alcoholic or showing signs of becoming one?

Question

i need some help, he is my best friend and i think its starting to turn into a problem..

he's just turned 16 and he seems to drink alot (i know teenager getting getting drunk and partying) no, its not like that.

Recently his lung collapsed from a sport injuring and he had a op to fix it, but there is still a chance of the other colapsing. He was in hospital for 2 weeks. A few days after getting home. He got really pissed from drinking gin out of the bottle, he says he deserves to get drunk after being in hospital. a few nights later is his birthday meal. before we left the door to his house to go out, he drank a few gulps of straight vodka (37.5%). he keeps just doing this every 3-5 days, hes just gets drunk on his own from vodka.

his girlfriend doesnt like it, and it pisses me off too. can you guys give any advice whether he is starting to become and alcoholic or if he needs help

Answer 1

being 16 too, i get that it is kinda worrying. when i was going through a hard time, i started binge drinking aswell, finishing a bottle of whisky about every 2 days, but i wouldnt have called myself an alcoholic, cos those kinda people cant literally function without it. but yeah, if this isn't how he normally acts and he's not doing it cos it seems to be the norm for kids where you live, then talk to him about it and try to calm him down on the drinks and show him how worried you are i suppose?

Answer 2

Yeah in this situation, your friend is on a bad slope and needs lots of help. And you dont deserve to drink cuz you have been in the hospital. I know he will be mad at you, but you need to tell your and his parents about this problem and if it comes down to it even the police. It will be for his own good and you know this too, if you are his friend you will get him the help he needs, thats way too young to be having that type of problems. Try confronting him first though, see if he changes if not then bring in his parents and or police  

Answer 3

When you start reasoning out your drinking, thats when you start graduating from alcohol abuse to addiction. Your friend saying he "deserves to get drunk after going to the hospital" definitely qualifies. And if he's only 16, he needs to get help now before he seriously hurts himself or someone else. He's possibly depressed or angry about something, and is using the alcohol as an escape. If he's truly your friend, make the right decision for him. Or talk to your school counselor or call his parents.

I hope your friend is okay.

Answer 4

um, he already is an alcoholic