"i had a good start in life. a single mom, an older brother, a state job, a girl, a quiet house in my hometown. i almost lost it all due to alcohol. i could write a book of how to use alcohol to flirt with prison, the grim reaper and insanity. i started drinking when i was 16 and i am 40 now. i never really stopped drinking that entire time. i then started taking prozac 30 mg a day. i am now alcohol free for a year and have no desire to drink at all. it helped me amazingly but i was also finally ready to quit drinking. "