I used to have friends that drank in excess. They were good people, don't get me wrong, but they drank way too much at parties. I had a difficult time being around these people. I was always afraid that someone was going to get sick sooner or later, and I could usually predict with almost 80 percent accuracy as to who was going to get sick and who wasn't.


I never believed in drinking to the point of blacking out and throwing up, and I wasn't that much of a drinker to begin with. I come from an alcoholic family, so you can say that I was on a mission to break the alcoholic chain in my famil, and I did. Yet hard core drinking never made sense to me, and it still doesn't. I think it's a waste of beer and money, because you are only going to throw it back up if you drink too much.


If you don't feel comfortable with certain people or certian situations, than by all means leave. Take care of yourself. I'm 28 years old, and I will only have the smallest cup of red wine or Kahula with milk. I drink it for the taste, and not to get drunk. Call me old, but I just don't see any point in excessive drinking and partying anymore.


If your friends are doing something that you are not comfortable with than as I have said, leave. Don't stay just because they are your friends. Real friends will understand and not give you grief for leaving. Just be polite andhonest.