Students drinking problems.

We went to a party last weekend & a couple of my buddies sort of had too much to drink. One had a very bad hang-over, splitting headache & all, another vomiting much. Both vow not to touch booze anymore.

Well they were lucky as drinking so much could be dangerous. I remember reading about this story last yr , about a university student (21yrs old) who is studying business and management at Hull University  . She  went on a night out with friends in York and downed more drinks than normal, thanks to a special offer & probably giving in to peer pressure.

After all the drinking, she started a 24-hour period of vomiting and retching, which caused damage to her throat. She was taken to hospital.  Doctors noticed her facial swelling and discovered her windpipe was torn. The injury resulted in a condition known as subcutaneous emphysema, in which air becomes trapped in a layer of skin. She spent the next six days in hospital, not eating or drinking, as her throat healed.

The main danger of drinking alcoholic drinks is the alcohol itself and its effect on your brain and your body.  It doesn’t much matter whether you drink it in wine, beer, spirits or anything else – the alcohol is what causes the effect on your brain and your body. And the more you have, the more dangerous it becomes. So friends if you are reading this, no more over doing it OK?