A Seventeen Year Old Female Talks to Her Doctor About Her Drinking Situation
Sandra made an appointment to talk to her doctor about her drinking. Even though she was only seventeen years old, she has been drinking quite heavily for two years and has started to be concerned about the direction of her life. When she saw her doctor and explained her drinking situation, her doctor listened and then told her the following: “Sandra, unless you cut into your drinking behavior now, you will probably experience a lot of unpleasant circumstances down the road. My suggestion is alcohol abuse prevention. What this means is that you either stop drinking altogether or you learn how to drink a few drinks a couple of times per week. Think about this for the next week and then come in and talk to me about your decision.”