I need help with sons drinking...

I need some information on teen drinking.. My son is 17 and I found out he has been drinkg for the last 6 months twice a week with his friends.. I know as a teen I drank with my friends on the weekends ...
I have tried to talk to him about this and he tells me he is fine its just his friends and its only one or two times a week.. How do I talk to him.. He is drinking rum and vodka no beer all hard stuff and alot.. He told me it takes him alot to get drunk .. I have told his dad and he just wants to yell. I need anyone who has any help at all to please post.. Thank you [color:red] [/color]

I would say he's just being a teenager and trying to fit in, but I was a 15 year old alcoholic, so it's not always just 'being a teen'. I'd suggest talking to a therapist about it, or a drug councelor. You can also go to google.com and search for 'teen drinking', 'teen drug abuse', etc, etc... You'll find A LOT of stuff by doing that.

I wish you the best and hope he's just going through a phase in life right now. Best of wishes and prayers are with you.

Maybe you can’t do anything about his drinking.
Maybe he will have to create a great deal of misery and heartache for himself before he will pull up.

The one thing you can do for him is not cover for him. Let the ramifications of his actions fall squarely on his shoulders alone.
There is a school of thought that only a great deal of pain will cause us to stop drinking. That was the case with me, and I have found that that is the case with a lot of other people.
But you’re his mother, and you love him. You want to shield him from hurt. It is natural, but it may be the worse thing you can do for him.
There are young people’s AA meetings, Find one. He might identify with people there.

Good luck,
Richard S.