Lowe became an alcoholic in his teensLondon: Actor Chad Lowe knew he had alcoholic tendencies
when he was a teenager trying to drink away at awkward moments. Lowe has been sober for over three years, thanks to regular Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but still remembers how booze took away his childhood inhibitions. “I drank to change and alter my moods and to feel better… to deal with self-pity or depression, to a certain degree. It’s (
Alcohol) like this wonder tonic. When you’re awkward and you don’t know how to act and you feel insecure and you’re 12 or 13… I realized after a first couple sips of alcohol, which I didn’t like the taste of, (that) I sure loved the way it made me feel, “Lowe was quoted as saying by contactmusic.com