What should I do???

[Techno Monster]

I`m not going to be real specific here, but this is my problem... Every time my brother has friends over, they raid the liquor cabinet and get buzzed or drunk. They are 14-15 years old and mom and dad don`t know about this, and if they did some VERY VERY terrible stuff would happen. Also, my brother smokes ciggs every time he goes out with friends which is often, I always worry about this whenever he leaves. Now, here is my issue, I can`t really talk to any friends about this because they all either smoke or drink, and they know my bro and all want to go out with him. So if I told on him, he would tell all my "friends" and I would probably (I am SERIOUS) get my ass beat up. OR if I told on him to mom he would beat me up and never speak to me again or all these things could happen. Now that I have gotten this all wrote down I realize this:

Tell: Clean mind, Beat up, shunned by "friends", hated by bro and beat up by both.

[The Batman]

Whats more important your brother being nice to you or his health. If your friends get mad because you were looking out for your brother then who needs friends like that. Just tell them and one day your brother will thank you and I can guarantee you that he won't stay mad forever.

[Nihilus]

I would do what you feel is right. I'd personly tell my parents or tell a adult if that happened to my family. You can get your bro in trouble with the cops for underage drinking and smoking too....

[Serenity]

Have you tried actually talking to your brother? I mean honestly, the way people are always so quick to tell someone else just bothers me. You're probably going to have better luck convincing him that his habits are dangerous and unhealthy if you talk to him, not go telling someone else about it and trying to make him stop.

[byee]

You might not feel comfortable being specific, but I sure am! Here's what you should do: Tell your parents. It's their responsibility to recognize what he's doing, and then respond to it to make it stop. It is not your responsibility as his younger brother to do this, nor do I personally think it's a good idea for you to talk with him. He will unlikely listen to you and it will make it even more awkward if/when you speak to your folks, he will clearly know it came from you.

This is a potentially serious situation, he's doing some very bad things and showing really bad judgement, and he needs some adult supervision. Make that happen. It's not snitching, it's being a good brother and protecting him from himself.

[The Batman]

um Sam Reaper is a girl.

[Underground_Network]

Reaper = Caitlin = a girl. But regardless of that, Sam's advice is very good advice. Your brother's health is more important than anything else. But I also agree with Val in that you might want to attempt to talk to him before telling your parents. A good strategy may be to not threaten him, but make it clear that you're going to tell your parents if he doesn't at least slow down ... Just try your best to make him realize that he's making a mistake and that you don't want to see him ruin his life. Tell him you [i]love him and that you don't want to see bad things happen to him. Tell him you want to see him live both a happy and healthy life.

[Sugaree]

You need to talk to your parents about this. You also need to say that you have a bit of a fear that he may beat you up if he found out that you told your parents. If so then they'll take care of it.

He's being ill against his health.

[teenagerughhpuberty]

"sometimes doing the right thing is better than a promise no matter the consequence"