Binge Drinking Freshmen :: Personal Narrative College Papers

Binge Drinking FreshmenEmily* is a typical female college student on the outside, with a shocking story hidden on the inside. Emily began drinking forward most students rode on their first bus school bus At the age of 4, Emily wasnt given candy, but alcohol instead. As an motivator for repeating words back to her aunt she was given red wine. As Emily got older, her mother brought her to family parties, oblivious to what was going on. At these parties, Emily would typically drink crucify or whiskey, provided to her by the older men in the family. When 6th value rolled around, Emily began drinking with friends, sneaking it into her room for sleepovers. High school was the said(prenominal) idea, although now, Emily consistently found herself drinking alone in the mornings, even originally going to school. After graduation, Emily left home in D.C. for Bostons Northeastern University. She described her first year in the city of Boston.I went all out I didnt have to worry active ha ving my mom catch me drunk, I drank as much as I wanted to, whenever I wanted, she said.While, going all out, Emily made other fearful decisions, as a result of her bad drinking habits.I slept with a couple guys and never used protection. I had to use the Morning afterwards pill on one occasion.Even after testing herself for human immunodeficiency virus and other STDs, she continued to binge drink every weekend. This went on until stand fall, when she nearly lost her life leaving a bar downtown. It was a cold, dark, rain driven late night/early morning in Boston and Emily wanted nothing more than to go home to bed. yelling obscenities after leaving the bar, she was hit by a cab. Her head slammed into the sidewalk and she had a seizure. Her friends called 911 immediately and she was rushed to the hospital. After spending a a couple of(prenominal) days in the hospital, Emily realized like always after a night of drinking that she was having trouble remembering the details. Only t his time, things were different, she told me she couldnt assortment short/long-term memories or even remember things in her past. Emily resolved to take a look at her life, ultimately realizing she wasnt dexterous with herself. Cold turkey appeared to be her only option with alcohol at the time and she gave it a shot.Even with stories such as these being make in newspapers throughout the country on a daily basis,