Jeffrey was a high school ninth grader who typically seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a daring personality and regularly wanted to do what his older brothers were doing. The core problem with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were consequently able from a legal vantage point to drive a car or truck and to drink alcohol.

Jeffrey, conversely, had a rough time understanding that as a fifteen-year-old adolescent he should not be drinking. In fact, conversely, Jeffrey commonly drank with his pals after school, predominantly on the weekends.

One weekend, Jeffrey made up his mind to drive around with some of his older buddies. One of his cronies was old enough to buy alcohol. After purchasing some wine coolers, beer, and wine, Jeffrey and all of his cronies went to a public park and drank for approximately three hours.

Jeffrey Experiences Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms

After drinking roughly ten alcoholic benerages, Jeffrey started to feel nauseous and then threw up. When he became unconscious on the tennis court, one of his friends called 911 for help. It was fortunate that the call for emergency help was made because when his pals went to the hospital to see Jeffrey, they were told that Jeffrey had been manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms. Stated briefly, Jeffrey had experienced an alcohol overdose.

When Your Pals Drink Too Much

Jeffrey had learned that drinking excessively can result in an alcohol overdose but he never thought that this would ever happen to him. After all, some of his friends often stated that they could drink twenty or more bottles of beer in a couple of hours without suffering from any significant difficulties.

Based on this, Jeffrey was truthfully taken aback to hear that he had overdosed on alcohol because he “only” had around ten drinks. When he articulated this to the attending healthcare professional at the hospital, conversely, the healthcare professional told Jeffrey that drinking ten wine coolers over a two or three hour period of time could in fact be substantially more alcohol than can be processed by the body. The healthcare professional further conveyed how too much alcohol can cause the brain to shut down a person’s breathing and that when this occurs, an individual can perish.

The First Warning of Excessive Drinking

This was the first warning to Jeffrey that he was drinking in a hazardous fashion and that there are consequences for such actions. 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 healthcare professional also conversed with Jeffrey’s parents and suggested that they get alcohol rehabilitation for Jeffrey. His parents were thrilled that Jeffrey was out of harm’s way and informed the healthcare professional that they would look into getting Jeffrey alcohol rehab.

While talking to his parents, Jeffrey notified them that there must be a solid reason why he did not expire and that he felt thankful that he was still alive. He also notified his parents that the peculiar part about the entire drinking occurrence was that he had learned about alcohol poisoning the previous week in Mr. Franklin’s health class.

When Paying Attention in Class Can Make a Difference

At the time, what his health instructor, Mr. Franklin, was saying didn’t seem to make too much sense to Jeffrey. Due to the fact that he almost passed away, then again, he felt that he should have listened more alertly in health class and applied what he had learned to his daily living.

Jeffrey notified his parents that he couldn’t wait to go to school and express regret to Mr. Franklin for not showing more attention to a topic that was as relevant as learning about alcohol abuse and how to steer clear of an alcohol overdose.

His parents smiled at Jeffrey and said that they were overjoyed with the way he was being responsible for his destructive drinking actions. All he had to do now was to let this life threatening experience affect his life in a beneficial manner so that he would never again suffer from an alcohol overdose.