A Ninth Grader Experiences Alcohol Poisoning

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Jeffrey was a high school ninth grader who commonly seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a risk taking personality and generally wanted to do what his older brothers were doing to have fun. The fundamental holdup with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were thusly legally allowed to operate a vehicle and to drink alcohol.

Jeffrey, then again, had a difficult time understanding the fact that as a fifteen-year-old person he should not be drinking. In fact, on the other hand, Jeffrey commonly drank with his friends after school, primarily on the weekends.

One weekend, Jeffrey decided to drive around with some of his older friends. One of his buddies was old enough to purchase alcohol. After buying some beer, wine coolers, and wine, Jeffrey and all of his buddies went to a public park and drank for around two or three hours.

A Young Man Becomes Unconscious

After drinking roughly ten wine coolers, Jeffrey started to feel woozy and then vomited. When he passed out on the football field, one of his guy friends 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 were told that Jeffrey had been exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms. In short, Jeffrey had experienced an alcohol overdose.

When Your Buddies Drink Too Much

Jeffrey had learned that drinking in an excessive manner can lead to alcohol poisoning but he never thought that this could affect him. After all, some of his buddies repeatedly claimed that they could drink two or three six packs of beer in a few hours without suffering from any critical setbacks.

Armed with this information, Jeffrey was actually surprised to hear that he had overdosed on alcohol because he “only” had approximately ten drinks. When he explained this to the attending physicain at the hospital, then again, the healthcare professional informed Jeffrey that drinking ten alcoholic beverages over a two or three hour period of time could surely be substantially more alcohol than can be metabolized by the body. The healthcare practitioner further stated how extreme amounts of alcohol can cause the brain to shut down a person’s breathing and that when this takes place, an individual can perish.

The First Sign of Excessive Drinking

This was the first indication to Jeffrey that he was drinking in an unsafe manner and that there are consequences for such activities. The healthcare practitioner told Jeffrey that he was a fortunate person because he almost lost his life from an alcohol overdose the previous night.

The doctor also had a word with Jeffrey’s parents and suggested that they get alcohol counseling for Jeffrey. His parents were thrilled that Jeffrey was all right and told the healthcare practitioner that they would get Jeffrey alcohol rehab.

While chatting with his parents, Jeffrey notified them that there must be a solid reason why he did not die and that he felt a sense of thankfulness that he was still alive. He also informed his parents that the weirdest part about the entire drinking situation was that he had learned about alcohol poisoning the previous six week grading period in health class.

When Listening in Class Can Make a Difference

At the time, what his health teacher, 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 closely in class and applied what he had learned to his daily living.

Jeffrey told his parents that he couldn’t wait to go back to school and express regret to Mr. Franklin for not showing more attention to something that was as important as learning about alcohol abuse and how to avoid an alcohol overdose.

His parents smiled at Jeffrey and said that they were pleased with the way he was accepting responsibility for his risky drinking behavior. All he had to do now was to let this life threatening experience make an impact his life in a beneficial manner so that he would never again go through a case of alcohol poisoning.

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