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| A Ninth Grader Drinks Excessively With His Pals, Almost Dies From Alcohol Poisoning, And Finds Out That Listening In Class Can Make A Difference |
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Andy was a high school ninth grader who typically seemed to be living on the edge. Andy had a risk taking personality and generally wanted to do what his older brothers were doing. The primary glitch with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were as a consequence able from a legal standpoint to operate a truck or car and to consume alcohol. Andy, on the other hand, had a tough time accepting the fact that as a fifteen-year-old young man he should not be drinking. In fact, on the other hand, Andy commonly drank with his high school friends after school, largely on the weekends. One weekend, Andy was invited to drive around with some of his older buddies. One of his pals was old enough to purchase alcohol. After purchasing some wine coolers, wine, and beer, Andy and his buddies went to a recreational area and drank for around two or three hours. After drinking roughly nine alcoholic beverages, Andy started to feel woozy and then vomited. When he lost consciousness near the outdoor swimming pool, one of his buddies called 911 for help. It was fortunate that the call for emergency help was made because when his buddies went to the hospital to see Andy, they learned that Andy had been exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms. More to the point, Andy had suffered through an alcohol overdose. After receiving alcohol poisoning treatment, Andy was quite amazed to discover that he had overdosed on alcohol because he "only" had more or less five or ten drinks. When he told this to the attending physician at the hospital, nevertheless, the healthcare practitioner informed Andy that drinking five or ten alcoholic beverages over a two or three hour time frame could surely be significantly more alcohol than can be processed by the body. The healthcare practitioner further stated how too much alcohol can cause the brain to shut down an individual's respiratory system and that when this happens, a person can die. This was the first signal to Andy that he was drinking in a risky way and that there are consequences for such actions. The healthcare practitioner told Andy that he was a fortunate young man because he almost perished from alcohol poisoning the night before. The healthcare professional also spoke to Andy's parents and suggested that they get alcohol therapy for Andy. His parents were overjoyed that Andy was safe and notified the physician that they would follow through on getting Andy alcohol therapy. While talking to his parents, Andy informed them that there must be a special 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 event was that he had learned about alcohol poisoning the previous six week grading period in health class. At the time, what his health teacher, Mr. Johnson, was saying didn't seem to make a lot of sense to Andy. Now that he almost passed away, conversely, he felt that he should have listened more closely in health class and applied what he had learned to his daily living. Andy notified his parents that he couldn't wait to go back to the classroom and express regret to Mr. Johnson for not showing more attention to a subject that was as significant as learning about alcohol poisoning. |
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