Just keep going Birwin. i can't add much more to what everyone already said, except say again that it really does get better. I am only one week ahead of you , and already I feel so much better.
You have the great advantage that you nipped this in the bud at your early age - kudo's to you. You WILL thank yourself in years to come when you see a lot of your drinking buddies slipping down this slope called alcoholism. Keep at it and never, ever give up ! You are doing it !