Jodie Sweetin's struggles with addiction started YOUNG - and in connection to her co-star Candace Cameron Bure! During a candid episode of the Skinny Confidential podcast last Thursday, the Full House alum revealed her first experience with alcohol came when she was just 14 years old and a guest at her pal Candace's wedding! The actress explained: "Well, the first time I ever drank, I was like 14 ... and it was at Candace's wedding, and I was just a blackout drinker.