When Janice was in high school, she had secured a reputation as an individual who studied a lot and who rarely, if ever, whooped it up by drinking with her peers. She seemed almost obsessed about “standing out” academically so that she would be able to pursue a career that she not only enjoyed but one that also gave her some security from a financial standpoint.

After much contemplation, ultimately she made up her mind that she wanted to be a trial lawyer. In order to reach this goal, nonetheless, she would first have to finish four years of undergraduate education.

After Graduating From High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Celebrated Undergraduate University as Preparation For a Career as a Trial Lawyer

After Janice graduated from high school, she applied to and was accepted into an outstanding program in economics. Her logic behind this decision was that this subject area would be good training for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the preponderance of law school applicants who decide to take political science as their undergraduate major.

After graduating with a 3.85 GPA at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at a renowned law school at one of the Big 12 universities.

She was enthusiastic about her legal studies but on rare occasions she was besieged with all the work that was required at law school. Similar to her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made pals painlessly but almost never participated in social events until the semester had been concluded.

After Being Delighted With the Fact That She Had Done a Super Job on Her Exams, Janice Wanted to Let Her Hair Down and Do Something Besides Going to College For a Change

Janice was the type of person who worked in a vigorous manner to accomplish her goal and then would take a few days off when she could. As it turns out, however, a large number of the things she did between terms or during her summer vacations did not have anything to do with drinking. Needless to say, Janice was anything but a partygoer. Now that her final examinations for her second year in law school were completed and being jubilant with the fact that she had done extremely well on her tests, however, she wanted to take a break and do some celebrating.

Drinking at a Local Watering Hole Leads to An Alcohol Overdose, Calling The Emergency Number, and a Visit to An Alcohol Rehab Clinic

So Janice and a few of her friends from school went to a local club where they had a few mixed drinks. As the hours went by, Janice continued to drink without having to worry about exams or class the following day. In fact, Janice revealed to her classmates how excited she was to let her hair down and have some fun drinking with her classmates.

As the evening moved forward, Janice and her classmates continued to drink. Indeed, she was having such a fantastic 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 trying to stuff a year’s worth of fun into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” however, rarely works. Indeed, when Janice went to the powder room and vomited, her buddies started to get anxious about her safety.

A few minutes later when Janice started to speak in a confused manner, slur her words, and then become unconscious, in spite of this, her friends promptly realized that they needed to call 911, the emergency services number, and ask for medical assistance because they believed that Janice was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the hospital, the lead physician confirmed what her buddies had speculated, that is to say, that Janice had significantly more alcohol than her body could handle and, as a result, she experienced an alcohol overdose.

After the emergency room medical staff pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were discernible, Janice was transported to the recovery room. After staying about five hours in recovery, Janice was then moved to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the most serious part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs were once again in the normal range.

In response to Janice’s state of affairs, her buddies caringly telephoned her Mom and Dad. Consequently, early the next morning, her Mom and Dad and her best friends 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 Irresponsible Manner

Janice was attentive to the fact that she had dodged a bullet and, as a consequence, was happy to be alive. Her Mother and Father were aware how hard she worked at school and how little she permitted herself to socialize with her classmates. Nevertheless, they also knew that Janice needed to steer clear of excessive drinking.

Consequently, they suggested that down the road, whenever a drinking circumstance presents itself, that she always drink in moderation and responsibly. Janice was fine with this and gave her word to her Mother and Father and to her friends that she would never again drink in an excessive and abusive manner. As stated by Janice, “I never had a clue that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local newspaper. I now grasp the fact that abusive and hazardous drinking is not for me. I give my word of honor that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also possessed common sense. In other words, she rapidly understood that she had made an error in judgment and made up her mind that she would never make the same error again. In truth, she now grasped the fact that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this kind of excessive drinking can end in a loss of life.

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