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A Young Man’s Excessive Drinking Results In a DUI, Mental Health Issues, and Time Incarcerated in Jail

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Jesse had an exceedingly difficult time keeping a job. In truth, due to his languor and lack of incentive, he was out of work far more often than he was employed. And when he did land a job, he had an exceptionally hard time getting to work when his shift began, he typically got less than passing performance assessments, and he called off sick so habitually that he usually got fired a week or two after he started working. Obviously, one of the results of Jesse’s shameful employment track record was the fact that he was virtually without a dime on a day-to-day basis.

Regardless of Jesse’s less than great employment track record and financial lack of attention, however, somehow, someway he made it his business to drink heavily much of the time.

So it came as no big surprise when Jesse received a third DUI. When he went to court, the magistrate clearly stated to Jesse that his alcohol-related conduct was shameful and, as a consequence, he was going to sentence Jesse to spend nine months in the municipal jail.

Time While Locked Up In Jail To Think About The Demoralizing Consequences of Irresponsible Drinking

During his time while locked up in jail, Jesse was required to learn more about alcohol facts, about the disruptive effects of abusive drinking, and he was expected to get alcohol rehab. The magistrate accentuated the fact that unless Jesse receives professional alcohol counseling and learns how to live a life of abstinence, he will most likely be spending a considerable amount of time incarcerated in jail.

Jesse stated that he grasped what the magistrate was proclaiming but he still felt that placement in the city jail was not the most productive verdict. The magistrate saw things in an entirely different way and said that it was his job to keep alcohol addicted individuals off the streets who drive under the influence and who receive multiple DWIs. To authenticate this statement, the judge listed some long-standing, extensively researched alcohol statistics that pointed to some of the damaging results that are correlated with irresponsible drinking.

Even though Jesse realized that he drank in a hazardous and irresponsible manner, he never thought that he was an alcohol dependent individual. So it was quite a surprise when Jesse began experiencing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal around three hours after after getting locked up in the city jail.

To manage his alcohol withdrawal symptoms in a safe and secure manner, Jesse was taken to a rehab facility for alcohol detoxification and then returned to jail. While locked up in the local jail Jesse got a mental health appraisal and got alcohol therapy but since he got this treatment as something that was forced upon him, he neglected to take ownership of his excessive drinking.

When his time in the local jail was over, the magistrate without wavering told Jesse that he would be under stringent observation and would be mandated to take periodic alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Irresponsible Drinking Stops Him From Living in an Accountable Manner

After hearing how Jesse neglected to take ownership of his drinking circumstances and how he reluctantly followed the treatment protocol while in jail, the judge knew that it was simply a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about his hazardous drinking behavior. As the magistrate reflected on Jesse’s situation, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never ”get it” and discover how to live in a mature and accountable manner.

A Young Couple Reviews Their Irresponsible and Hazardous Drinking and Their Short and Long-Term Dreams, Hopes, and Aspirations

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Augie and Merissa have been dating for six-and-a-half years. They met while taking the same criminology class at a medium size, rural, Church affiliated liberal arts college located in the Midwestern part of the U.S. While they were mainly good pals at first, they at long last began dating when they were in their first year of college.

Given the fact that both of them came from very conventional backgrounds, neither one of them drank much beyond the testing stage when they first started to date. As the time advanced, nonetheless, they began to go to more football bashes, sorority and fraternity parties, happy hours, and keg parties. Consequently, they little by little began to drink more the longer they saw one another in a dating capacity.

Their Social Life Regularly Consisted of Going to Parties With Their Friends, Going to Happy Hour With Their Friends, Going to Professional Sporting Events, Going to Restaurants Three or Four Nights Per Week, and Going With Their Friends to the Local Club on the Weekends

After they graduated from college, they both landed jobs in a large city that was just about eighty miles from their undergraduate college. Then they finally made up their mind to move into the same apartment with one another.

Due to the fact they were far removed from the college drinking scene, however, their social life commonly consisted of going to restaurants three or four nights per week, going to parties with their friends, going to happy hour with their friends, going to professional sporting events, and going to the local discotheque with their pals on the weekends. To put it simply, Augie and Merissa began drinking in an irresponsible and abusive manner.

Now that they were living in the same apartment with one another and starting to get more steadfast about their relationship, however, they began to think about getting married, buying a house, becoming more responsible, and having children.

With any big change in an individual’s life there is commonly something that initiates the specific modification in question. For Augie and Merissa the idea of having children and buying a new house was this “method of change.” Stated more forcefully, for the first time in their lives, Augie and Merissa started to reflect on their abusive and irresponsible drinking and the long term effects of alcohol on their lives.

How Would Their Irresponsible and Heavy Drinking Affect Their Mental Health, Their Ability to Have Children, Their Relationship With One Another, Their Finances, and Their Relationship With Their Parents?

Would their hazardous drinking negatively affect their ability to have children? How would they be able to continue spending a large percentage of their money on drinking if they were to start saving for a new house? How accountable would they be if they had children and continued to drink at their current pace? How would they be able to face their parents and tell them about their long term dreams, hopes, and plans while they still drank in an abusive manner while having fun as they did when they were in college? What would their excessive drinking do to their relationship? How would their hazardous and irresponsible drinking affect their mental health?

From a different perspective, although neither one of them ever suffered from alcohol poisoning, received a DUI, or experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms, they realized that their abusive and hazardous drinking was becoming a problem that they could not turn their backs on any longer.

After Giving Their State of Affairs Some Serious Thought, Merissa and Augie Finally Understood That Their Plans, Dreams, and Hopes Would not be Accomplished if They Continued Their Hazardous and Irresponsible Drinking

All of these queries plainly indicated the same conclusion: Merissa and Augie needed to be more aware that they couldn’t continue their irresponsible and heavy drinking if their hopes, aspirations, and dreams were to be fulfilled.

Once they settled upon this conclusion, they advised their drinking buddies about their goal of buying or building a new house, about their plans to start a family, and about their marital plans. They also told their drinking buddies that they still wanted to hang around with them but that they would be drinking in strict moderation from this moment forward so that they could start realizing their future dreams, hopes, and plans.

Much to their wonder, all of their pals expressed relief because they too had been reevaluating their lives and concluded that their life-styles were totally focused on drinking. They also understood that they would have to change significantly if they were to become more accountable and exhibit more care for their careers, their aspirations, and for their health in the next ten or fifteen years.

After their heart-to-heart chat with their friends about their hopes, plans, and dreams, Augie and Merissa in reality started to have more meaningful relationships with all of their buddies. The main reason for this was the fact that all of them had a similar perspective regarding their hazardous and heavy drinking and their short and long-term plans, goals, and aspirations.

A Young Man’s Abusive and Excessive Drinking Results In a DUI, Mental Health Issues, Depression, and Time In The Municipal Jail

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Jesse had a difficult time keeping a job. If truth be told, because of his inactivity and lack of incentive, he was out of a job far more often than he was employed with a job. And when he did find a job, he had an awfully hard time getting to work in a timely manner, he often received less than acceptable performance evaluations, and he called off sick so habitually that he commonly got fired three or four weeks after he began working. Obviously, one of the consequences of Jesse’s less than great employment history was the fact that he was almost totally broke from day-to-day.

Despite Jesse’s poor work history and financial mismanagement, then again, by some means he managed to drink in an abusive and hazardous manner on a day-to-day basis.

So it came as no big jolt when Jesse got arrested for a third DWI. When he went to court, the magistrate clearly stated to Jesse that his alcohol-related actions was terrible and, consequently, he was going to sentence Jesse to serve seven months in the city jail.

Time While Locked Up In Jail To Reflect On The Adverse Effects of Excessive Drinking

During his time in the county jail, Jesse was required to learn more about alcohol facts, about the hurtful consequences of abusive drinking, and he was required to get alcohol rehab. The magistrate underlined the fact that unless Jesse receives professional alcohol therapy and discovers how to live an alcohol-free life, he will probably be spending quite a bit of his time in jail.

Jesse stated that he understood what the magistrate was declaring but he still believed that placement in the local jail was not the correct sentence. The judge saw things from an entirely different orientation and claimed that it was his job to keep alcohol dependent people off the streets who drink and drive and who get arrested for a DUI. To validate this perspective, the magistrate outlined some venerable, highly researched alcohol statistics that emphasized some of the adverse effects that are linked to hazardous and excessive drinking.

Even though Jesse understood that he drank irresponsibly, he never felt that he was an individual who was dependent on alcohol. So it was a big surprise when Jesse started to have alcohol withdrawal symptoms about six-and-a-half hours after getting incarcerated.

To treat his symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in a safe and secure manner, Jesse was taken to a rehabilitation center for alcohol detoxification and then brought back to the local jail. While locked up in jail Jesse was given a mental health assessment for his depression and undertook alcohol rehab but since he got this therapy as something that was forced upon him, he did not take ownership of his excessive and irresponsible drinking.

When his time in jail was finished, the judge without indecision announced to Jesse that he would be under close scrutiny and would be required to take periodic blood alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Irresponsible and Abusive Drinking Prevents Him From Living in an Accountable and Adult Manner

After hearing how Jesse neglected to take ownership of his drinking circumstances and how he unwillingly followed the counseling protocol while in the city jail, the judge knew that it was simply a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about his abusive drinking behavior. As the magistrate reflected on Jesse’s circumstance, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never use their brain and learn how to live in a mature and responsible manner.

A Young Man’s Abusive and Irresponsible Drinking Leads To a DWI, Mental Health Issues, Depression, and Time In The County Jail

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Jesse had an exceptionally difficult time keeping a job. If truth be told, because of his slothfulness and lack of drive, he was unemployed far more regularly than he was in work. And when he did get employment, he had an awfully difficult time getting to work on time, he usually got less than optimal performance appraisals, and he called off sick so frequently that he commonly got fired four or five weeks after he started working. Obviously, one of the effects of Jesse’s disgraceful employment history was the fact that he was just about flat broke from day-to-day.

Regardless of Jesse’s less than great employment history and financial mismanagement, nevertheless, one way or another he made it a point to drink in an irresponsible and abusive manner much of the time.

So it came as no big shock when Jesse got a fourth DUI. When he went to court, the magistrate told Jesse that his alcohol-related behavior was awful and, as a result, he was going to sentence Jesse to spend eight months in the local jail.

Time Behind Bars To Think About The Hurtful Results of Irresponsible and Hazardous Drinking

During his time behind bars, Jesse was expected to learn more about alcohol facts, about the damaging effects of abusive drinking, and he was required to get alcohol rehab. The judge highlighted the fact that unless Jesse gets professional alcohol counseling and learns how to live a life of abstinence, he will more likely than not be spending a lot more time in the city jail.

Jesse stated that he grasped what the judge was uttering but he still stated that placement in the local jail was not the most effective punishment. The judge saw things from an entirely different vantage point and proclaimed that it was his duty to keep individuals off the streets who drive under the influence and who get a DWI. To substantiate this view, the magistrate quoted some venerable, highly researched alcohol statistics that pointed to some of the harmful effects that are related to excessive drinking.

Although Jesse comprehended that he drank in an irresponsible and abusive manner, he never felt that he was an alcoholic. So it was a rude awakening when Jesse began experiencing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal roughly eight hours after after getting locked up in the city jail.

To deal with his alcohol withdrawals in a safe and sound manner, Jesse was taken to a rehab facility for alcohol detox and then brought back to jail. While locked up in the municipal jail Jesse received a mental health evaluation for his depression and received alcohol treatment but due to the fact that he got this rehabilitation as something that was forced upon him, he was unsuccessful in taking ownership of his excessive and irresponsible drinking.

When his time behind bars was finished, the judge without wavering told Jesse that he would be under rigorous scrutiny and would be mandated to take random breath alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Abusive and Hazardous Drinking Prevents Him From Living in a Mature Manner

After hearing how Jesse failed to take ownership of his drinking problem and how he unwillingly followed the treatment procedures while behind bars, the magistrate knew that it was just a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about his thoughtless drinking behavior. As the judge thought about Jesse’s circumstance, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never use their brain and learn how to live in a productive and responsible manner.