: About Me

Yes, some alcoholics can eventually "drink socially" - consume alcohol within self-imposed limits without enduring immediately disastrous consequences. I know its true because I'm one who has done it. In my late teens and early twenties I had a drinking and drug problem that led to encounters with the criminal justice system, multiple unintended pregnancies, liver damage, destitution and the brink of homelessness. Rehab didn't help; I relapsed repeatedly for a year and a half afterwards; but rehab did introduce me to 12-Step groups. With the help of NA, AA, and CA I became abstinent, follo...