Jeffrey was a high school freshman who typically seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a risk taking personality and commonly wanted to do what his older brothers were doing to have fun. The underlying problem with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were as a consequence within their legal rights to operate a car and to consume alcohol.
Jeffrey, nevertheless, had a hard time comprehending the fact that as a fifteen-year-old young man he should not be drinking alcoholic beverages. In fact, nevertheless, Jeffrey often drank with his buddies after school, predominantly on the weekends.
One weekend, Jeffrey made up his mind to drive around with some of his older friends. One of his friends was old enough to purchase alcohol. After buying some wine, beer, and wine coolers, Jeffrey and all of his friends went to a recreational area and drank for something like two or three hours.
A Young Man Passes Out
After drinking roughly ten alcoholic benerages, Jeffrey started to feel woozy and then threw up. When he passed out on the soccer field, one of his buddies called 911 for help. It was fortunate that the call for medical help was made because when his buddies went to the hospital to see Jeffrey, they found out that Jeffrey had been manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms. Stated briefly, Jeffrey had experienced an alcohol overdose.
When Your Cronies Drink Abusively
Jeffrey had learned that drinking heavily can lead to an alcohol overdose but he never thought that this could ever affect him. After all, some of his cronies time and again boasted that they could drink twenty or more bottles of beer in one day without suffering from any serious difficulties.
Armed with this information, Jeffrey was frankly startled to find out that he had overdosed on alcohol because he “only” had approximately ten drinks. When he articulated this to the attending healthcare practitioner at the hospital, on the other hand, the doctor told Jeffrey that drinking ten glasses of wine over a two or three hour period of time could in reality be quite a bit more alcohol than can be metabolized by the body. The doctor further conveyed how too much alcohol can cause the brain to shut down a person’s respiratory system and that when this happens, an individual can cease to exist.
The First Symptom of Abusive Drinking
This was the first indication to Jeffrey that he was drinking in an unsafe manner and that there are repercussions for such behavior. The doctor told Jeffrey that he was a fortunate young man because he almost died from an alcohol overdose the night before.
The healthcare professional also spoke to Jeffrey’s parents and suggested that they get alcohol rehab for Jeffrey. His parents were elated that Jeffrey was all right and notified the healthcare practitioner that they would look into getting Jeffrey alcohol treatment.
While talking to his parents, Jeffrey told 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 notified his parents that the strangest part about the entire drinking situation was that he had learned about alcohol poisoning the past week in health class.
When Listening in Class Can Make a Difference
At the time, what his health instructor, Mr. Franklin, was articulating didn’t seem to make too much sense to Jeffrey. Now that he almost passed away, on the other hand, he felt that he should have listened more alertly in class and applied what he had learned to his daily living.
Jeffrey informed his parents that he couldn’t wait to go back to school and apologize to Mr. Franklin for not paying closer attention to something that was as noteworthy as learning about alcohol abuse and how to steer clear of alcohol poisoning.
His parents smiled at Jeffrey and said that they were proud of the way he was being accountable for his harmful drinking actions. All he had to do now was to let this almost deadly experience change his life in a productive way so that he would never again experience an alcohol overdose.
