I am getting a lot of pressure from others who think that I drink too much (in particular my wife). My co-workers also give me a hard time about my drinking when we are together. While I don't see my drinking as that big of a problem, I am starting to wonder if they are right and that I should cut-back. I guess my question is this, "How can I tell if I am drinking too much?" I really can't picture that I would quit drinking because I enjoy it too much. 

I am a college freshman and I have run into a challenge. I am on the baseball team and have made friends with the players on the team. It's a very close-knit group. The problem is that on weekends, these guys drink from morning to night and it's every weekend. I am not a drinker, but they always call me out on not joining in. I really like the guys but this has really created a lot of tension inside of me. Any suggestions? 

I am the HR Manager in a large corporate office. Recently, one of my employees has been growing more and more unreliable. He is showing up to work late or not at all, coming in disheveled and smelling of alcohol, and not showing the same enthusiasm for his job that he once had. I know he has great potential, but I worry he may be an alcoholic. I don’t want to fire him, but I will have to if things continue. What can I do to help him? 

A few nights ago I was at a party and drank more than I should have. I woke up next to a guy I hardly know. I was embarrassed and tried to quickly get out of there. Since then, I havent been able to get my mind off what I did. I am sure we had sex, but I don't remember much about it. How did I let myself get so drunk that I don't remember what I did? I feel awful and find myself crying all of the time. What's more is that my schooling is now suffering. I sit in class and find myself thinking about what I did. How do I stop crying? I wish the whole thing would just go away.  

I have a bright student that I have been working with who recently confided in me that he is drinking more than he would like to. He reports that he and his roommates have these games to see who can drink the most. These binge episodes have started to scare him. The other night things escalated between two of his roommates. He ended up pulling them apart, but in the process he took a punch in the eye. He wants to stop these binge episodes, but doesn’t know how to tell his friends. His schooling has started to suffer because of these events. I am looking for ideas to share with him. He is open to suggestion and wants change, but he feels like his friends would mock him if he told them he didn’t want to drink with them.  

Does AA operate any hospitals or rest homes for alcoholics? 

I am an admitted alcoholic. I am willing to go to AA. How often do I have to go? 

I want to stop drinking but I am afraid if I can't drink with my business associates, my business will suffer. What do I do?