Welcome back, Blackfrancis. I didn't start habitually drinking heavily until about a couple years ago. That being said, I do think I've known I had a problem with alcohol for about 10 years now. If I go back and look at my old journal entries, I typically see each year on January 1st a list of New Years resolutions and "drinking less alcohol" is always there. Sad, but true. Glad you are here.