When I was 18 I joined the Army. So me and all the other 18 year olds who were on our own for the first pretty much drank and got high with all of our money. After being discharged it was Friday nights at the bar with friends but, I was already drinking to get drunk not to socialize. As time progressed it became more and more of a solitary pleasure. Occasionally I would have a few beers with others. In the end was just me and my booze.