Hi Jil!
Welcome! I'm so happy that you want to make your life better! Without drinking you will never have times that you can't remember or other bad effects of alcohol abuse. I knew at a young age that I had to stop (17 - I drove drunk with my sister in the car. She was ok thank God, but I almost died and had to have brain surgery.) but I continued for another 24 years and regret it. I am trying to quit now and it might have been much easier if I quit at your age. God bless!