I think my sister drinks too much? Please help me?

Question

I'm 15, she's 22.
She got drunk just from my cousin's graduation party last night (it was the first time I've ever seen her drunk) and was being crazy. For example, she was leaning against a wall and I came to talk to her.. she then told me "Clean up this mess!" and pointed at the floor, which was clean except for only her stuff on it. Later in the night she got progressively worse and worse, refusing to go to bed. At one point she grabbed her suitcase and keys, and said she wanted to drive home (we were at my grandparent's house, home was like 3 hours drive away). We had to force her back into her room and she started to cry uncontrollably.
She told me she's had sex before, and she's also done drugs. But she doesn't do it on a daily basis-only drinking. It seems like she constantly parties, and recently in secret she told me that she had went to a party and then woke up in a guy's bed who she had known from middle/high school. She tries to starts fights with me constantly, and it frustrates me because I really hate fighting.
She's also a "Super Senior" in college, she's going to finish this year though.
Please respect the fact that she's my sister, and I love her so much, but she really scared me last night. What should I do?
P.S. Sorry for so much information, but she's also told me the U.S. makes the media about drugs so much worse than they actually are. I don't plan on doing drugs, but is it true?

Answer 1

It sounds like she's getting her last college fun in while she still can.



Nothing here sounds worse than what I see every weekend at college parties. Actually her behavior is rather tame compared to a lot.



As for the drug bit, DRUGS ARE BAD. Of course people who actually do drugs are going to say otherwise. Don't mess with drugs! You'll either get hurt or get caught in legal trouble and both situations suck.



The only thing I'd be worried about is the wanting to drive. Your sister should not drive drunk. Maybe you should talk to her about that issue, scare her or something.





EDIT: sorry you don't like the response. Not really sure what answer your looking for? Do you want us to agree with you? I stick with my answer. This is how college students are. If/when you go away to school, you will see alot of this behavior. The most important thing is to make sure she does not drive drunk, and is as safe as possible. You can't make her change her drinking habits especially since she is of legal drinking age, but you can express you are worried about her. Also, drugs are still bad.

Answer 2

You have no control over what she does or doesn't do. She is still a kid herself and is irresponsible in general and an irresponsible drinker. All you can do is tell her that you didn't like seeing her like that and you also didn't like it and are concerned for her. What ever you do do NOT ever get into a car with her if she has been drinking ANY alcholol and do NOT believe her if she says "oh I'm alright".

Answer 3

Hi I understand how stressed it is to try to handle a drunk. I think first you'll need one of your family to help you with this situation with your sister you'll have to talk to someone who knows who's with you. hopefully your sister gets better good luck!

Answer 4

she's 22, thats what they do. Congrats your sister is every 21 - 24 year old girl in the United States.