A Thursday Evening Out With School Pals at a Local Discotheque Leads To Drinking Problems and Alcohol Poisoning

When Janice was in high school, she had achieved a reputation as a studious person who rarely, if ever, let her hair down by drinking with her friends.  She seemed highly motivated to “shine” academically so that she would be able to pursue a career that she not only benefited from but one that also gave her a degree of security from a financial perspective.

After much deliberation, ultimately she made up her mind that she wanted to be a lawyer.  In order to do this, nevertheless, she would first have to complete four years of undergrad education.

After Graduating From High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Distinguished Undergraduate University as Preparation For a Career as a Lawyer

After Janice finished high school, she applied to and was accepted into a greatly admired program in sociology.  Her analysis of her options regarding this decision was based on the fact that this academic discipline would be a good foundation for law school and wouldn’t be similar to the bulk of law school applicants who pick political science as their undergraduate major.

After graduating with high honors at the undergraduate level, she applied to and was accepted at a nationally ranked law school at one of the Big East universities.

She liked her legal studies but from time to time she was beleaguered about all the work that law school demanded.  In much the same way as she had done in her high school and undergraduate days, however, she made buddies easily but barely got involved in social events until the quarter was over.

After Being Elated With the Fact That She Had Done a Super Job on Her Finals, Janice Wanted to Let Her Hair Down and Do Something Enjoyable

Janice was the kind of individual who worked diligently to complete what she started and then would take a few days off when she could.  As is the case, nonetheless, a good number of the things she did between school sessions or during summer breaks were unrelated to drinking.  Needless to say, Janice was anything but a partygoer.  Now that her finals for her second year in law school were finished and appreciating the fact that she had done extremely well on her exams, because of this, she wanted to take a respite from school and have some fun.

Drinking at a Local Nightclub Results in Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms, Calling 911, The Emergency Number, and a Visit to An Alcohol Treatment Hospital

So Janice and some of her buddies went to a local nightclub where they had a few shots.  As the hours quickly passed, Janice continued to drink without having to worry about tests the following day.  In truth, Janice revealed to her friends how much fun it was to ”get down” and drink with her law school buddies.

As the evening proceeded, Janice and her pals continued to drink.  In fact, she was having such an incredible time that she didn’t want the night to end.  It was almost as if she was making up for lost time and making an effort to compress a year’s worth of merriment and fun into a single evening.  Such a “game plan,” however, infrequently works. In fact, when Janice went to the restroom and threw up, her friends started to feel uneasy about her health.

About thirty minutes later when Janice started to slur her speech, talk in a confused manner, and then pass out, nevertheless, her friends instantly realized that they needed to call 911, the emergency services number, and ask for medical assistance because they believed that Janice was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the hospital, the head healthcare practitioner substantiated what her buddies had hypothesized, namely, that Janice consumed significantly more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a result, she suffered from an alcohol overdose.

After the emergency room treatment team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were detectable, Janice was placed in the recovery room.  After staying roughly five hours in recovery, Janice was then wheeled to one of the regular hospital rooms.  Fortunately, the most life-threatening part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs were once again in the normal range.

In response to Janice’s medical situation, her classmates kindheartedly phoned her Mom and Dad.  As a result, early the next morning, her Mother and Father and her best friends went to the hospital to visit Janice and look into her medical progress.

Janice Comes an Inch From Losing Her Life, is Happy to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Irresponsible and Hazardous Manner

Janice was very aware that she had dodged a bullet and, as a consequence, was pleased to be alive.  Her Mother and Father knew how hard she worked at school and how little she permitted herself to socialize with her pals.  Nonetheless, they also were aware that Janice needed to steer clear of hazardous drinking.

Consequently, they suggested that in the future, whenever a drinking occasion arises, that she always drink in moderation and responsibly.  Janice was in agreement with this and gave her word to her friends and to her parents that she would never again drink in an irresponsible manner.  As stated by Janice, “I never had a clue that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local university newspaper. I now realize that excessive and abusive drinking is not for me.  I promise that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also had a lot of common sense.  Stated more precisely, she immediately realized that she had made a mistake and decided that she would never make the same error again.  In truth, she now realized that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this type of abusive drinking can end in a loss of life.