When Janice was in high school, she had obtained a reputation as an individual who hit the books real hard and who rarely, if ever, had fun drinking with her pals. She seemed determined 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 some security from a financial point of view.
After much thought, in due course she made up her mind that she wanted to be an attorney. In order to achieve this goal, nevertheless, she would first have to complete four years of undergraduate education.
After Graduating From High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Highly Rated Undergraduate University as Preparation For a Career as a Lawyer
After Janice graduated from high school, she applied to and was accepted into a distinguished program in sociology. Her justification for this decision was that this subject area would be a good foundation for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the majority of law school applicants who select political science as their undergraduate major.
After graduating with highest honors at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at a highly regarded law school at one of the Big Ten universities.
She liked her legal studies but sometimes she was inundated with all the work that was required at law school. Akin to the way she handled herself in her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made buddies easily but very infrequently participated in social activities until the term was finished.
After Feeling Proud of the Fact That She Had Done Very Well on Her Tests, Janice Wanted to Let Her Hair Down and Do Something Besides Going to College For a Change
Janice was the kind of person who worked rigorously to reach her objective and then would take a rest when she could. It just so happens, nevertheless, that the vast majority of the things she did between terms or during summer breaks did not involve drinking. Clearly, Janice was anything but a partygoer. Now that her final examinations for her second year in law school were over and being jubilant with the fact that she had done very well on her exams, however, she felt like celebrating.
Drinking at a Local Bar Results in An Alcohol Overdose, Calling The Emergency Number, and a Trip to An Alcohol Rehab Center
So Janice and several of her friends went to a local bar and grill where they started to have a few drinks. As the hours flew by, Janice continued to drink without having any concerns about examinations or class the next day. Indeed, Janice mentioned to her classmates how much fun it was to ”get down” and drink with her classmates from her apartment.
As the evening proceeded, Janice and her friends continued to drink. In fact, she was having such a marvelous time that she didn’t want the night to come to an end. It was almost as if she was making up for lost time and attempting to shove a year’s worth of fun and excitement into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” in most cases, does not work. As a matter of fact, when Janice went to the powder room and threw up, her friends started to get concerned about her safety.
About fifteen minutes later when Janice started to slur her speech, talk in a confused manner, and then pass out, however, her buddies promptly realized that they needed to call the emergency number and ask for emergency assistance because they thought that Janice was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms.
Once Janice was in the alcohol rehab hospital, the presiding physician confirmed what her friends had believed, that is to say, that Janice drank far more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a result, she experienced an alcohol overdose
After the emergency room treatment team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were evident, Janice was placed in the recovery room. After staying about four hours in recovery, Janice was then transported to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the most serious part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs were back to normal.
In response to Janice’s medical circumstances, her buddies thoughtfully called her Mother and Father. As a consequence, early the next morning, her Mom and Dad and her favorite pals went to the hospital to visit Janice and check on her medical progress.
Janice Dodges a Bullet, is Thankful to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Irresponsible and Excessive Manner
Janice was very aware that she came an inch from losing her life and, as a result, was grateful to be alive. Her parents realized how hard she studied at the university and how little she let herself socialize with her pals. Nevertheless, they also were aware that Janice needed to steer clear of excessive drinking.
As a result, they suggested that down the road, whenever a drinking circumstance arises, that she always drink responsibly and in moderation. Janice agreed and assured her friends and her parents that she would never again drink in an irresponsible and excessive manner. In Janice’s own words, “I never had a clue that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local town newspaper. I now know that excessive and irresponsible drinking is not for me. I pledge that this will never happen again.”
Fortunately, Janice was not only “school smart” but she also had a lot of common sense. That is, she immediately grasped the fact that she had made an error in judgment and made up her mind that she would never make the same error again. If truth be told, she now grasped the fact that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this form of abusive drinking can end in death.
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