This is your chance to be your own person. If you feel you need help to say no to alcohol, then get the help you need. Talk to your family doctor or another adult you can trust. Drinking is a problem if it causes trouble in your relationships with other people, your school or social activities, or the way you think or feel. A drinking problem usually starts with a person having a drink now and then.
People often start drinking when they feel stressed or because their friends drink.
Drinking may make you think that you will forget about your problems or feel more liked by others. But after the party or the next day, you are still the same person. You should say no because alcohol is a drug and you can become addicted to it. It changes the way your mind and body work. Even one beer can slow your reactions and confuse your thinking.