When Janice was in high school, she had obtained a reputation as a person who studied much of the time and who rarely, if ever, let her hair down by drinking with her buddies.  She seemed determined to do well academically so that she would be able to pursue a career that she not only benefited from but one that also gave her some financial stability.

After much deliberation, in the end she decided that she wanted to be a lawyer.  In order to accomplish this, however, she would first have to complete four years of undergrad education.

After Finishing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Highly Rated Undergraduate University as a Foundation For a Career as a Lawyer

After Janice finished high school, she applied to and was accepted into a prestigious program in math.  Her analysis of her options regarding this decision was based on the fact that this subject area would be good preparation for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the majority of law school applicants who choose political science as their undergraduate minor or major.

After graduating with a 3.75 GPA at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at an outstanding law school at one of the Big East universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but from time to time she was snowed under from all the work that was involved at law school.  Akin to the way she handled herself in her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made pals without much effort but very infrequently took part in social functions until the school period was over.

After Being Pleased That She Had Done Very Well on Her Tests, Janice Felt Like Celebrating

Janice was the type of person who worked thoroughly to reach her objective and then would take a break when she could.  It just so happens, nevertheless, that a large number of the things she did between terms or during summer breaks were unrelated to drinking.  Needless to say, Janice was anything but a party-girl.  Now that her final examinations for her second year in law school were done and being delighted with the fact that she had done very well on her tests, however, she wanted to let her hair down and do something enjoyable.

Drinking at a Local Bar Results in An Alcohol Overdose, Calling 911, The Emergency Number, and a Visit to An Alcohol Treatment Clinic

So Janice and several of her buddies went to a local saloon where they had a few shots.  As the hours quickly passed, Janice continued to drink without having to worry about exams or class the next day.  In point of fact, Janice mentioned to her classmates how excited she was to ”get down” and drink with her law school friends.

As the evening moved forward, Janice and her buddies continued to drink.  In point of fact, she was having such an incredible 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 making an attempt to compress a year’s worth of fun and excitement into a single evening.  Such a “game plan,” it needs to be stressed, seldom works. In point of fact, when Janice went to the restroom and threw up, her pals started to feel apprehensive about her safety.

Around twenty minutes later when Janice started to slur her words, speak in a confused manner, and then fall unconscious, nevertheless, her classmates without delay realized that they needed to call 911 and ask for medical assistance because they thought that Janice was exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the drug and alcohol rehab hospital, the lead physician confirmed what her friends had believed, to be exact, that Janice had substantially more alcohol than her body could handle and, as a result, she experienced an alcohol overdose.

After the emergency room treatment team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were noticeable, Janice was placed in the recovery room.  After staying approximately three hours in recovery, Janice was then transferred to one of the regular hospital rooms.  Fortunately, the worst part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs returned to normal.

In response to Janice’s medical circumstances, her pals considerately telephoned her Mom and Dad.  Consequently, early the next morning, her parents and her favorite pals went to the hospital to see how Janice was doing.

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

Janice was conscious of the fact that she had dodged a bullet and, as a result, was thankful to be alive.  Her parents realized how intensely she studied at the university and how little she let herself socialize with her friends.  Nevertheless, they also realized that Janice needed to keep away from irresponsible drinking.

As a consequence, they recommended that in the future, whenever a drinking opportunity unfolds, that she always drink in moderation.  Janice was fine with this and swore to her parents and to her friends that she would never again drink in an irresponsible and abusive manner.  In Janice’s own words, “I never pondered the fact that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local college newspaper. I now know that excessive and hazardous drinking is not for me.  I swear that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “school smart” but she also had common sense.  Stated more precisely, she quickly grasped the fact that she had made an error in judgment and decided that she would never make the same error again.  Indeed, she now realized that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this form of excessive drinking can end in death.

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