Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the 2006 GQ Magazine Man of the Year dinner in West Hollywood, California, in this November 29, file photo. Lohan, a mainstay on Hollywood's party circuit, has been going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for a year and has not had a drink in a week, People magazine said on December 12. - Reuters

Lindsay Lohan has confirmed she is attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The 20-year-old actress has stopped drinking alcohol completely after going on a series of binges.

She said: "I've been going to AA for a year."

When asked why she hadn't admitted to it sooner, she replied: "Well, it's no one's business. That's why it's anonymous!

"I haven't had a drink in seven days. I'm not even legal to, so why would I?

"I don't drink when I go to clubs. I drink with my friends at home, but there's no need to. I feel better not drinking. It's more fun. I have Red Bull."

Working too hard

Lohan believes her partying spiralled out of control because she was working too hard.

She said: "I didn't feel bad before. I never felt bad. I just wanted to, like, find a balance. I was out too much. I was too caught up. I mean, I'm 20. I was off from work, I was getting ready to start a film, and I was like going out just to get it out of my system.

"I was going out too much and I knew that, and I have more to live for than that."

The Mean Girls star is now determined to focus on her acting career, and insists that contrary to popular belief, she is a hard worker.

She added: "I was like, I don't want to be written about at these clubs with these people. I work, I act, I earn a living. That's what I do every day. I work every single day."