He says he has a problem, but he's only 15! How can I help him?
2006-09-01 11:50:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
how do you do AA? Like what is it?
2006-09-01 12:05:45 · update #1
CALL THE AA HOTLINE, IT'S A TOLL FREE 800 NUMBER. THERE ARE MEETINGS EVERYWHERE. HE WILL FIND SUPPORT AND HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WHERE HE IS AT.....THERE ARE ALSO MEETINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.. GOOD LUCK
2006-09-01 18:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get him to attemd AA but this would only work for a devout Christian as you basically ask God to give you enough strength to cure the addiction.
If he goes to a doctor he can get lots of good help to stop drinking and in many cases this is the ebst thing to do.
Personally I gave up drinking (I am a long term alcoholic) because some of my friends asked me to stop and I found it easier to stop than to lose friends.
2006-09-01 18:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not make someone stop drinking, toking, shooting up, snorting, etc. Be you aware if you may be enabling his behavior, where are his parents? I don't know the dynamics of the family situation, you can be a good friend, though. All the recovery groups(free ones) are in the phone book. Get thee to an Al-Anon meeting! Good luck...
2006-09-01 19:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by Sandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I had a problem at 15 and I didn't burn out (literally) until 34, so move on or get set for a long wait.
2006-09-01 18:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AA meetings.
2006-09-01 18:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by Shan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to help him find a support group for teens who are abusing drugs an or alcohol. because he is only 15 he will have a better chance of quiting if he can find professional help as soon as possible good luck.
2006-09-01 18:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by David P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Encourage him to go to Alcoholics Anonymous. Then be prepared to cut him out of your life, because if he doesn't get his drinking problem under tight control, you will always be a distant second place in his life to alcohol.
2006-09-01 18:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by rainfingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to an AA meeting. They won't tell his parents.
A friend who is a Psychiatrist specializing in addiction told me that it is harder to quit alcohol than to quit heroin.
YOU can't do this for him. He needs professional help.
2006-09-01 18:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your boyfriend is a minor, which means you need to tell his parents immediately.
Yes, he might get mad at you, and yes, he might break up with you, but what's going on is bigger than that.
His drinking could cause him -- or someone else -- real injury.
2006-09-05 18:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just tell him all the details about how it would hurt him... try going out more and stop having him from drinking .. try making out, going to movies, or shopping, or even eat out... good luck!!
2006-09-01 18:52:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋