AJ Loses Sobriety Battle -- Again

31. The girl confronting him seems to be the only true friend there.

Posted at 11:37AM on Jan 27th 2009 by rainbow68

32. I agree with #24's comment. If someone is determined to drink, no matter how hard you try you can't stop them. It's awful seeing him like that. I'm so glad at least they made him get in the cab. I know people that let their "friends" drive like that. I wonder how they'll feel when they end up killing themselves or someone else.

Posted at 11:49AM on Jan 27th 2009 by someone

33. I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR HIM I FEEL SORRY FOR HIS MOTHER
AND THE REST OF HIS FAMILY WHO HAVE TO SIT BACK AND
WATCH HIM SELF DISTRUCT AND THEY CAN NOT HELP HIM
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO FEEL SORRY FOR HIM ARE RECOVERING ADDICTS
AND THEY TELL HIM IT'S ALL RIGHT AS LONG AS YOU KEEP COMING BACK
WELL YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S NOT ALL RIGHT DRUG ADDICTS ARE NOT SUFFERING
FROM ANY DISEASE BUT SELFISHNESS i THINK THEY HURT
THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES MORE THEN THEMSELVES
AND YES I KNOW THIS FIRST HAND SO PLEASE SPARE ME THE
WHOLE DISEASE THING I DON'T BUY IT TELL SOMEONE WITH
CANCER YOU HAVE A DISEASE AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY

Posted at 12:05PM on Jan 27th 2009 by BW

34. sencho, clearly you do not understand alcoholism
it has nothing to do with hollywood or fame
it's a disease like any other
and it's something you have to live with and struggle with everyday no matter how long you've been sober

Posted at 12:07PM on Jan 27th 2009 by FashionFrenzie

35. YES #2 poster.... he just needs to get back on his AA program. He has been following hard-core for years, with much sponsor contact, but..... as they say, each day there's a new battle. And #20 poster? L.A. has been a healthier place for him to live the past years (since 2002) than Orlando.... alcohol can find you anywhere. For all the non-Backstreet Fans here.... BSB have been globally touring heavy duty since 2006 & will journey down to South America & Mexico starting in February. Guessing he was blowing off steam and he will bounce back. His real friends will help him with this, and his millions of supporters globally will be here for him always, hoping for his health & happiness. Through thick and thin.

Posted at 12:16PM on Jan 27th 2009 by KimL.A.~West (kimasabe)

36. I have to say that every alcoholic who fights against his battle sometimes fails to fight and sometimes takes a glass because thinks that he is stronger now and control it. But even single drop is the factor which could make you to go to that drive. The essential thing is how to stop that drive and go to back to status quo. Even you sometime lose yourself to it, it is important to start the fight again and keep yourself away from the alcohol to find that situation where you previously were.

This is not like you have fought 6 years for nothing, it shows that you are vulnarable and you must start to fight again. It is not failure totally to it. You have to rehab yourself away from it for 1 day and then you can start the normal living without the alcohol again.

I am more worried about people who don't get help because are in poor class or some people won't help them. It is disease and everyone should be helped. But the recovery starts when you yourself start to fight against it. No one else can help you understand it. You have to understand it. You have to go so down (or be dead, aka never got it) that you understand how the disease called alcoholism is affecting you. And the disease is not only affecting you but also the people arround you who suffer it more than yourself.

My dad was a alcoholic and he has been dry now for 8 years and it is constant battle. There have been some down falls and good points and when he had lost to it, it is always as sad as it used to be all the time. But you must understand that your haven't struggled against it for nothing but you have to go back to that same what you have already done. You have to accept and get over about your "mistake". It is hard to describe unless you have experienced it.

Take care yourself and another.

Posted at 12:33PM on Jan 27th 2009 by omgomgomg

37. I want that fat chick covered with tattoos. She is the finest hanger-on I've ever seen. A true vision of beauty. Oh, yeah - I'd hit any holes and folds she's got. He is definitely surrounded by the finest tail now.

Posted at 12:43PM on Jan 27th 2009 by I Love Whales

38. I agree with Nacy "AJ needs to surround himself with people who care about him or he will die"

It was really hard to watch this video.

Posted at 12:45PM on Jan 27th 2009 by Tatiana Almeida

39. may i ask why the stupid GF would go on TMZ and call him out on it... what a stupid b*tch- i wanna hit her !!!!!

Posted at 4:00PM on Jan 27th 2009 by annoulzz

40. Be nice to the fat girl!

Posted at 1:16PM on Jan 27th 2009 by Michelle

41. that was so hard to watch...anyone who is a bsb/was a bsb fan, knows what he's gone through and to see his sobriety just tossed down the drain sucks...i just really feel bad for him...and like everyone has said, why would his friends let him drink?!?!? i know only aj has control over what he does with his life, but come on..... maybe they tried to stop him who knows...either way its still sad and i hope that this is just a one time slip up and that he gets the help he needs. Good luck A.J!

Posted at 6:15PM on Jan 27th 2009 by Ashely

42. alcoholism is a destructive force. it ruins not only the drunks life, but those close to them. my father died from abusing it (liver cancer) and my sister is killing herself, as i speak with it.
i sat at my fathers death bed, caring for him, cleaning him/his diapers, trying to keep him comfortable in his tormented state and administering his pain shots. a once dynamic, intelligent business man, shruken to a skeleton and an emotionally damaged shell of what was. sadly, i may be doing this for my big sister down the road.

i have had to sever any ties with her, i couldn't take the insanity anymore. still today, some of her actions have a direct effect on my life, even though we do not speak. it trickles down through other family members, i.e. her children, when they come to me with their problems. our entire family has been torn apart over it. it is truly heartbreaking.

i hope this poor fellow gets help and gets back on track. so many are being hurt by his actions, along with his destruction of his own soul and self.

Posted at 1:19PM on Jan 27th 2009 by chrisa

43. ditch the skanks....

Posted at 1:46PM on Jan 27th 2009 by jeff

44. what a total invasion of privacy!!!! Yeah, so AJ was tipsy but why splash all this out all over the world like this??! It's probably going to make him feel crappier, instead of helping him out. And with regards to the title....very drama queen...AJ did not lose the sobriety battle...he jsut stumbled along the way. Just as he picked himself up the last time round, Im sure he will do so again....and no thanks to the media who butts in everywer...the camera was in his face dear God!! Just let him be....Im sure all of us have had a couple of bad nights but none of us made the headlines......Just because AJ is a celebrity gives no one the right to make news like that.

Posted at 1:51PM on Jan 27th 2009 by Ruth

45. We don't know what exactly happened that night... but I just wanted to put a comment in here that i hope he gets back on track and i wish him the best.. ive been recovering from drugs..its been the same ammount of years as aj... and there have been times when i wanna say f*ck it and start doing drugs again... But thanks to loving people around me, it made me realize what i would be doing to myself again...
A message to aj: Aj, the fans love you, and are praying for you to get back on track!! we are supporting you 100000%

Posted at 1:55PM on Jan 27th 2009 by Laurie