Greig was a challenging teenager and grew up with and alcoholic dad who found recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous. Initially not really liking alcohol much as a 14 year old, Greig was pretty wild and in his later teens found that it added fun and drama to his social life.  Eventually as friends slowed down and started family life, Greig found that he got left behind and couldn’t really control his drinking and came into AA after he smashed up a hotel room and scared his wife.  After initial contempt for AA members, Greig realized that the benefits were much greater than drinking, identified with the other alcoholics, was finally able to give up alcohol in AA.

Russell wasn’t exposed to drinking growing up but had uncles and aunts who were appeared to be problem drinkers. He tried alcohol around 17 years old and loved the feeling but it wasn’t till a few years later that binge drinking at home became the norm. Unhappy with life generally Russell started to work in pubs where drinking heavily was pretty normal. After a failed marriage, weekend binges and lots of debt he found that he couldn’t live with and couldn’t live without drink and through rehab got into AA to get help. Russell kept drinking for a while but eventually found sobriety in AA.

If you think that alcohol may be a problem then Alcoholics Anonymous could help you. Give them a call on 1300 222 222 or see their website aa.org.au.