I was 16. Straight A student away on scholarship at college, where tons of guys — men — were willing to buy underage me any and all the wine I wanted
(Obviously there are lots of implications there)
Edit: (That was 10 years ago. I’m 2 weeks sober.)
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15, straight A student here too. Addiction gets us nerds too. It doesn't give a dam how smart you are.
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Congratulations on the two weeks 
I wasn’t a regular drinker until I was 35. I handled my divorce the wrong way. Clearly self medicating is not the way to go.
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Right. I always thought that the “bad kids” drank. Never think it’s us
Oh my dear parents let me have parties and everything as long as I kept those straight As 🤦....then those "bad kids " started coming over and became my best friends lol ....smh
16 as well
Prob around 14 didn’t stop until 39 I want to celebrate my 40th sober….
Last year since I was 15 was my first sober birthday at 50 still sober around 8-9 months now?
It will continue getting better I hope and pray!
15 maybe? Alcohol was magic. It fixed me. Made me a better participant in life. I couldn’t understand why everyone didn’t feel the same.
16 I started drinking weekly and it just evolved from there. I wish someone taught me how to drink like a gentleman 
16 was when I think it became more regular for me. It’s so hard to pinpoint when it switched. When it went from “this night would be even more fun if there was alcohol!” to “what’s the point if there’s no alcohol?” to “Let’s take shots every single day after work and then I’ll sneak more and still never be satisfied.”
Insidious is the best word I’ve ever heard for it.
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13 and my dad gave it to me lols
I drank alcoholically right out of the gate the first time I drank at 12/13 .. I didn’t realize that that was what was happening at the time. I really thought everyone had the same experience with alcohol that I did. It wasn’t until I was drinking against my will that I knew that something was definitely different about the way I drank.
Getting drunk at 10 1/2 then weekly at 13.
13, summer before 8th grade. I had crippling social anxiety disorder, but a few drinks and it was gone. For the first time I felt free.
I stopped when I was 16. I found a new love, Mary Jane. She was great, cheaper, easier to access, quicker to get the relief from anxiety and no hangover, puking weekends, blackout drunk. Just peace. Until I got busted and was in for 2+ years for distribution.
Got out and drinking was now the easier and safer choice. I was good for 19 years... But a divorce soon followed by COVID led to my demise. I soon lost my job and the custody of my son. I don't remember a full year of my life.
I'm sober 11 months, I have no cravings, no thoughts, no desire to drink. I see an AODA counselor weekly. I got my kid back, I started my own business, have repaired a lot of relationships and cut ties with a lot more. I've also found the one medicine that has cured my anxiety, depression and I sleep like a baby. It's been great.
The moral of my story is this. If marijuana was legalized 25+ years ago I wouldn't have been in prison, wouldn't have lost my wife, kid, job. I wouldn't have numerous broken bones from drunk falling and I would have been able to think freely and openly without being held back by my anxiety.