How do i help my 16 year old brother?

It sounds like your brother already realizes he needs help but isn't yet willing to take that step. The sad part is, if he doesn't stop soon something really tragic could happen before he gets a chance to straighten out. Just because he's 16 doesn't mean this problem should be ignored. It is a problem. The majority of alcoholics out there today got started in their teenage years. Why is it people say it's no big deal - he's just a teenager now - but then when they see a drunk on the street that's like 30 or 40 years old and has nothing - lives in complete poverty - they talk about what a bum he is?

I honestly don't know of any words you can say that will change his mind. Especially since he already saw that you started drinking when you were 16 and nothing bad happened to you. The best thing you can do is try to find someone who has a relative who has been killed or paralyzed because of a drunk driver and let them talk to him. My grandfather, for example, was not drunk himself but got into a vehicle with a friend who was. Ever since that day - that one stupid decision - my grandfather was in a wheelchair. I never got to do the things with him that most kids got to do with their grandfathers. All because of alcohol.

How do your parents feel about what your brother is doing? Do they realize he needs help? If so, maybe send him to a boarding school like Blue Creek Academy in WV that specializes in helping boys who have substance abuse issues and that will remove him from the influence itself while he is learning to overcome those desires. http://bluecreekacademy.webs.com/

You can also do some research on line. Look up some statistics about underage drinking. That will give you more leverage when you talk to him. That way you can give him more facts. It still might not change his mind - but it's worth a shot!

Take him to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting . Look up the local contact number in the phone book. Ask the person for a meeting geared or frequented by young people. They will tell him what will happen if he doesn't stop, and show him the way to do it.

EDITED- Get a referral from your or his primary care physican for an agency that does alcohol treatment. It is going to take some time to get in. Your parent's insurance may pay for it. Your brother is going to need help with peer pressure and finding a new group of friends who aren't into the drinking party thing.

better take him to a good doctor. He can help in this scenario. Also, show him the ill effects of drinking so that he can change to some extent.

he is only 16 and doing what most do at his age. he will settle. dont lecture him, just be there for him. he will calm down.

Let him deal with this by him self. You have to learn by your mistakes. He'll straigthen up eventually.