Knowing your limits, when to refuse that next drink

Jessica Coate

How drunk is too drunk? You would think with the consequences of drinking and driving being so fatal, we would be able to say “Enough is enough” when it comes to taking another drink. However, we often have one more drink and try to drive home.

If you are “lucky” you will make it home safe.

If not you spend some time in jail and have a breathalyzer in your car for a year.

Last week, I had a guy break into my house in the middle of the night.

He acted like we weren’t even there and tried to sleep on my couch. After the police were done questioning the man, they came up and told me the guy was extremely drunk.

The man had no idea how he got to Chandler from Mesa nor could he remember why he wasn’t wearing shoes.

How much alcohol does someone have to drink before they can’t remember where they are or that they are not in their own house?

Now don’t get me wrong. I am all for going out, having a good time and drinking with friends but I do think that there is a line in drinking which we cross lots of time.

Not being able to remember what went on the night before or waking up in some random person’s bed is not a good thing. How are we supposed to make sure we stay safe from all the “creepers” out there if we are too drunk to care?

How is it a good idea to leave with a person you just met and wake up in that random girl/guy’s bedroom, not knowing what kind of disease this person may or may not have because you drank too much the night before?

Going out with a friend of mine for her 21st birthday, I saw her attempt to do the old game of 21 shots. The only result of that game was my friend was so drunk and throwing up all over my car.

I would hate waking up and throwing up because I drank too much or not waking up at all because of alcohol poisoning.

According to Fox News, the number of alcohol-poisoning deaths per year rose from 18 in 1999 to 35 in 2005.

According to another article, about 50,000 cases of alcohol poisoning are reported each year in the United States.

I think we just need to know our limit when drinking.

That way we can take responsibility for our own actions and not make a fool of ourselves in front of our friends.

  • Mesa Legend Staff

    These are archived stories from Mesa Legend editions before Fall 2018. See article for corresponding author.

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