When Janice was in high school, she had secured a reputation as a studious individual who rarely, if ever, let her hair down by drinking with her friends. She seemed driven to “shine” academically so that she would be able to secure a career that she not only benefited from but one that also gave her a degree of security from a financial position.

After much deliberation, in the end she decided that she wanted to be a trial lawyer. In order to pull this off, nonetheless, she would first have to finish four years of undergrad education.

After Finishing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Distinguished Undergrad University as Preparation For a Career as an Attorney

After Janice graduated from high school, she applied to and was accepted into a famous program in religion. Her rationale for this decision was that this subject area would be good preparation for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the majority of law school applicants who decide to take political science as their undergraduate major.

After graduating with a 3.6 GPA at the undergraduate level, she applied to and was accepted at a renowned law school at one of the Big Ten universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but every so often she was weighed down from all the work that had to be done at law school. In much the same way as she had done in her high school and undergraduate days, nevertheless, she made pals without much effort but barely participated in social events until the quarter was done.

After Thrilled with the Fact That She Had Done Very Well on Her Tests, Janice Wanted to Take a Break and do Some Celebrating

Janice was the type of person who worked relentlessly to finish what she was doing and then would take a few days off when she could. It just so happens, however, that a good number of the things she did between school sessions or during summer breaks did not involve drinking. Evidently, Janice was anything but a party-girl. Now that her final examinations for her second year in law school were done and appreciating the fact that she had done extremely well on her exams, nevertheless, she wanted to let her hair down and do something besides studying for a change.

Drinking at a Local Tavern Results in Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning, Calling The Emergency Number, and An Ambulance Ride to An Alcohol Rehab Facility

So Janice and a number of her friends from school went to a local tavern where they had a few drinks. As the hours passed, Janice persisted in drinking without having to worry about tests or research projects the next day. If truth be told, Janice stated to her pals how thrilled she was to ”get down” and drink with her friends.

As the evening moved forward, Janice and her pals continued to drink. In point of fact, she was having such a good time that she didn’t want the night to end. It was almost like she was making up for lost time and trying to stuff a year’s worth of enjoyment into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” however, rarely works. In fact, when Janice went to the restroom and vomited, her pals started to get anxious about her wellbeing.

A few moments later when Janice started to talk in a confused manner, slur her speech, and then fall unconscious, however, her buddies immediately knew that they needed to call 911, the emergency number, and ask for emergency assistance because they believed that Janice was exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the rehab hospital, the presiding emergency room physician validated what her buddies had assumed, that is to say, that Janice ingested substantially more alcohol than her body could handle and, as a consequence, she suffered from an alcohol overdose.

After the medical team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were observable, Janice was moved to the recovery room. After staying approximately three hours in recovery, Janice was then wheeled to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the worst was over and all of her vital signs were normal once again.

In response to Janice’s medical situation, her friends thoughtfully telephoned her parents. As a consequence, early the next morning, her parents and her best friends went to the hospital to visit Janice and check on her medical progress.

Janice Narrowly Escapes Death, is Gratified to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Abusive and Excessive Manner

Janice was attentive to the fact that she came close to losing her life and, as a result, was grateful to be alive. Her Mother and Father were aware how relentlessly she worked in graduate school and how little she permitted herself to experience a social life. Nonetheless, they also were aware that Janice needed to avoid irresponsible drinking.

As a consequence, they recommended that down the road, whenever a drinking circumstance unfolds, that she always drink in moderation and responsibly. Janice was fine with this and assured her friends and her parents that she would never again drink in an abusive and hazardous manner. In her own words, “I never thought that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local town newspaper. I now grasp the fact that excessive and irresponsible drinking is not for me. I assure everyone that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also had a lot of common sense. That is, she immediately realized that she had made an error in judgment and made up her mind that she would never make the same error in judgment again. In fact, she now understood that she had involved herself in "binge drinking" and that even one instance of this type of excessive drinking can end in death.