A High School Student Almost Dies From Alcohol Poisoning
Jeffrey was a high school ninth grader who typically seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a daring personality and as a rule wanted to do what his older brothers were doing to have fun. The main drawback with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were as a result able from a legal perspective to drive a car or truck and to ingest alcohol.
Jeffrey, then again, had a difficult time accepting the reality that as a fifteen-year-old youth he should not be drinking. In fact, in spite of this, Jeffrey generally drank with his high school friends after school, largely on the weekends.
One weekend, Jeffrey made up his mind to drive around with some of his older guy friends. One of his cronies was old enough to buy alcohol. After purchasing some beer, wine, and wine coolers, Jeffrey and his buddies went to a public recreational area and drank for something like three hours.
Jeffrey Experiences Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms
After drinking more or less ten alcoholic benerages, Jeffrey started to feel woozy and then vomited. When he passed out on the soccer field, one of his buddies called 911 for immediate medical assistance. It was fortunate that the call for medical assistance was made because when his buddies went to the hospital to see Jeffrey, they found out that Jeffrey had been manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms. Simply put, Jeffrey had overdosed on alcohol.
When Your Buddies Drink Excessively
Jeffrey had learned that drinking in an excessive manner can lead to an alcohol overdose but he never thought that this would ever happen to him. After all, some of his guy friends repeatedly declared that they could drink twenty four or more cans of beer in a day without going through any major problems.
Based on this, Jeffrey was actually surprised to ascertain that he had overdosed on alcohol because he “only” had around ten alcoholic beverages. When he explained this to the attending doctor at the hospital, then again, the doctor told Jeffrey that drinking ten glasses of wine over a two or three hour time frame could certainly be significantly more alcohol than can be metabolized by the body. The healthcare professional further emphasized how too much alcohol can cause the brain to shut down an individual’s respiratory system and that when this transpires, an individual can cease to exist.
The First Symptom of Abusive Drinking
This was the first warning to Jeffrey that he was drinking in a risky fashion and that there is a price tag for such activities. The healthcare practitioner told Jeffrey that he was a lucky individual because he almost lost his life from an alcohol overdose the previous night.
The healthcare practitioner also had a word with Jeffrey’s parents and suggested that they get alcohol therapy for Jeffrey. His parents were thrilled that Jeffrey was out of harm’s way and informed the healthcare professional that they would get Jeffrey alcohol counseling.
While talking to his parents, Jeffrey notified them that there must be a solid reason why he did not perish and that he felt grateful that he was still alive. He also told his parents that the most ironic part about the entire drinking event was that he had learned about alcohol poisoning the past week in health class at school.
When Paying Attention in Class Can Affect Your Life
At the time, what his health instructor, Mr. Franklin, was teaching didn’t seem to make too much sense to Jeffrey. Since he almost died, however, he felt that he should have listened more intently in Mr. Franklin’s health class and applied what he had learned to his daily living.
Jeffrey told his parents that he couldn’t wait to go to Mr. Franklin’s classroom and express regret to Mr. Franklin for not paying closer attention to a subject that was as relevant as learning about alcohol abuse and how to stay away from alcohol poisoning.
His parents smiled at Jeffrey and said that they were elated with the way he was taking responsibility for his destructive drinking behavior. All he had to do now was to let this life threatening experience have an effect on his life in a useful manner so that he would never again suffer through an alcohol overdose.
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