Alcohol advice.

Hey I need some advice. One of my good mates I think has a drink problem. Whenever I see him at his house he has a can, and at school he doesnt drink so thats okay. But all the time he is drinking and not many people know. He says "he likes the taste" but sometimes at like 10am he would have a can. He is a good mate and only drinks like a little bit but still, i think he should stop. He probably has 1 can a day which isnt a lot but I think that he should stop.
What should I do? I really wanna help.
Rups

Well he may have a Drink problem which could be triggered by lots of things, which i'm not going to go into.

I suggest that he goes to a counselling which could help him stop drinking, or even just simply confront him about it.

Hope this helped :)

- Dan

Maybe he's been councilling and it didnt work?

hmm,
i would say, show him some pictures of what drink does, you knwo the gory ones!


it might make him wise up?

:O show me some so i will show him!

ok umm lemme find some

Cheers. U dont understand how much it means 2 him :)

Honestly, I don't think anybody on this forum has the right to give you advice on a topic as important as this. Try forums.govteen.com for main Teenager troubles, where there are certified doctors that can answer your alcohol, drug, and other types of questions :-)

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Originally Posted by Rupsie

Hey I need some advice. One of my good mates I think has a drink problem. Whenever I see him at his house he has a can, and at school he doesnt drink so thats okay. But all the time he is drinking and not many people know. He says "he likes the taste" but sometimes at like 10am he would have a can. He is a good mate and only drinks like a little bit but still, i think he should stop. He probably has 1 can a day which isnt a lot but I think that he should stop.
What should I do? I really wanna help.
Rups

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Ask him if something in his life he's unstable about. This could be the cause of the problem. Tell him what he's doing is wrong and just look at Goerge Best!

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Originally Posted by Zlixi

Honestly, I don't think anybody on this forum has the right to give you advice on a topic as important as this. Try forums.govteen.com for main Teenager troubles, where there are certified doctors that can answer your alcohol, drug, and other types of questions :-)

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if he asked for help, w should try and help :l

I just want advice for my mate, sheesh.

Show him a picture of Geogre best now and say that could be him.

He said he doesnt care about george best :(.

Cant edit :(. I rang him and he goes "its my life."

I really think you need to sit down and have a man to man chat with him. Have you told him the dangers ? He really needs to know what he is getting into and depending on his age you might want to tell his parents. Also
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His parents know and dont do anything, he is 14/15.

Right now all you can do is be a really good friend and stand by him making sure he does not get hurt. Try and get him to stop drinking as much but to be honest it is up to him. Just stand by him ok ?:).

But its so hard for him :(

I know :(. Thats why he will need your support so much .

I dont see him often :(