A Friday Night Out With School Pals at a Local Saloon Leads To Excessive and Irresponsible Drinking, An Alcohol Overdose, Alcohol Detox, and Treatment

When Janice was in high school, she had gained a reputation as a person who hit the books real hard and who rarely, if ever, “painted the town red” by drinking with her peers. She seemed passionate about “shining” academically so that she would be able to find a career that she not only enjoyed but one that also gave her a degree of monetary stability.

After much reflection, finally she decided that she wanted to be a trial lawyer. In order to realize this goal, nonetheless, she would first have to attend four years of undergrad education.

After Completing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Celebrated Undergrad University as Preparation For a Career as an Attorney

After Janice finished high school, she applied to and was accepted into an esteemed program in math. Her analysis of her options regarding this decision was based on the fact that this area of study would be a good springboard for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the bulk of law school applicants who major in political science at the undergraduate level.

After graduating with a 3.6 GPA at the undergraduate level, she applied to and was accepted at a highly rated law school at one of the Big East universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but occasionally she was “up to her ears” with all the work that was required at law school. In much the same way as she had done in her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made friends effortlessly but barely participated in social activities until the term was done.

After Feeling Overjoyed That She Had Done Extremely Well on Her Finals, Janice Wanted to Let Her Hair Down and Do Something Besides Studying For a Change

Janice was the kind of individual who worked thoroughly to accomplish her goal and then would take a rest when she could. It just so happens, nevertheless, that a good number of the things she did between school sessions or during her summer vacations were not associated with drinking. Evidently, Janice was anything but a party-person. Now that her finals for her second year in law school were finished and feeling happy that she had done a super job on her exams, nevertheless, she wanted to let her hair down and do something besides school work for a change.

Drinking at a Local Watering Hole Results in Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms, Calling The Emergency Number, and a Visit to The Hospital

So Janice and several of her buddies went to a local watering hole where they started to have a few drinks. As the hours quickly passed, Janice continued to drink without having to worry about tests or class the following day. In actual fact, Janice stated to her friends how thrilled she was to ”get down” and drink with her friends.

As the evening went by, Janice and her buddies continued to drink. If truth be told, she was having such a magnificent time that she didn’t want the night to end. It was almost as if she was making up for lost time and trying to pack a year’s worth of enjoyment and fun into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” in most cases, does not work. In truth, when Janice went to the lady’s room and threw up, her friends started to get concerned about her wellbeing.

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

Once Janice was in the alcohol rehab hospital, the lead healthcare professional confirmed what her pals had believed, to be exact, that Janice drank far more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a result, she suffered from an alcohol overdose.

After the emergency room medical staff performed alcohol detoxification by pumping her stomach until no gastric contents were visible, Janice was moved to the recovery room. After staying about five hours in recovery, Janice was then transferred 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 normal once again.

In response to Janice’s medical circumstances, her classmates considerately called her parents. As a result, early the next day, her parents and her best friends went to the hospital to visit Janice and check on her medical progress.

Janice Comes Close to Dying, is Happy to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Irresponsible and Excessive Manner

Janice was very aware that she had dodged a bullet and, as a consequence, was grateful to be alive. At the same time, nonetheless, she was somewhat dejected knowing that she had almost passed away the night before. Her Mother and Father were aware how intensely she studied at the university and how little she let herself socialize with her pals. Nevertheless, they also knew that Janice needed to stay away from irresponsible drinking.

Consequently, they suggested that in the future, whenever a drinking occasion arises, that she always drink responsibly. Janice was fine with this and promised her Mother and Father and her friends that she would never again drink in an abusive manner. As stated by Janice, “I never thought that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local city newspaper. I now understand that hazardous drinking is not for me. I proclaim that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also possessed common sense. Stated more precisely, she rapidly comprehended that she had made a mistake and decided that she would never make the same error in judgment again. Indeed, she now understood that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this type of excessive drinking can end in a loss of life.