Ahmed grew up in the streets of Washington, D.C., where he sometimes had to fight for his life. He started drinking “Cisco” at the age of 13 or 14 to escape both himself and his environment. Having blown his money on...
Young People
Chugging Away
Bethany started taking sips, or more, from her father’s Gin & Tonic drinks when she was a little girl. Her parents divorced when she was 10 and her father committed suicide when she was 17. At the age of 19 Bethany...
Spiritual Experience
Pete is an alcoholic who had his first drink at age 13. Despite being a child of alcoholics in recovery, who grew up surrounded by the precepts of the “the program” he still became one himself. His drinking was relentless, to the...
Wanted To Drink
Growing up in South America, Anna was often offered tastes of alcohol at family gatherings when she was a small child, but even then she knew she wanted to drink. At age 13, she was able to buy a bottle of something and she drank...