I am having a serious problem with alcohol. Since I have been about 17 that is all my close friends like to do is drink. I have noticed my drinking has got seriously worse over the years, once I have one drink, i cannot stop until I am wasted and passed out. The biggest problem I have is that is all my friends like to do, is drink! I can be by myself for so long and be fine without it, I do not crave it but I get so lonely after a couple days I call a friend and 90 percent of the time they are like "well come over, I have a 12 pack!" I am unemployed right now and when I drink at night and get wasted the whole next day is wasted, I become unproductive, eat like crap and do not push myself to do the things I need to do. When I am away from it I eat right, excercise, think positively and look for jobs. I know people tell me that I am going to have to find new friends but my set of friends I have known so long they are like family. Last night my friend wanted to go out and I told myself I was not going to drink, so I met him and didnt drink for about two hours till he persuaded me to have one drink and then that was it! Once I had one and was feeling good I had about 6 more and ended up wasted. I dont think any of my friends think it is a problem, I didn't even think it was a problem for so long until recently. I have nobody to talk to about this that is why I am trying to reach out. I am a musician too and love to go record songs at my friends studio but everytime I am there he has beer and we record and drink! As a matter of fact he just texted me to tell me to come over and record and I want to but I know he is gonna want to drink too! My willpower goes out the door after about an hour when I am around it. This sucks!