Kids who start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely than their non-drinking friends to become alcoholics. And kids who drink often drop out of school, get in car accidents, start fights, or join in crimes. If you're a kid, alcohol is guaranteed to mess up your life. Read this article to find out more about kids and alcohol, including how to tell whether you or someone you know has a problem. An alcoholic is someone whose mind and body crave alcohol.
Alcoholism is an illness, just like asthma or diabetes .
People who have alcoholism have lost control over their drinking and are not able to stop without help. They also lose control of how they act when they are drunk. Alcoholism is chronic, which means it continues for a long time. And alcoholism gets worse as time passes. Alcoholics shouldn't be ashamed.