1. How old were you when drinking became a problem for you?
11 years of age was my first drink and i got drunk as well but it was 16 years old i got my first drunken conviction so for me thats when it started to get to be a problem
2. How old were you when you quit drinking for good?
i was 23 when i first gave up drinking in 1984 i left aa after 3 years and went my own way and started drinking again 15 years later
jan 2004 i came back to aa and have been sober ever since
3. What, if anything, did you do or experience that motivated you to quit for good?
i lost everything this time, no job, no family, been to prison, and of course my drinking had moved up to daily drinking i was throwing up in buckets to get another drink down shakes all the normal things that happens to a drunk who doesnt stop