A Young Man's Irresponsible Drinking Leads to Mental Health Problems, Jail Time, and a DWI
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by: DennyMitchell
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Regardless of Pete's financial negligence and unacceptable employment history, paradoxically, he consistently made it his business to drink in an excessive and carefree manner from day to day.
So it came as no big surprise to his family, friends, and ex-coworkers when Pete was arrested for driving under the influence for the second time in the past year. When he went to court, the judge clearly stated to Pete that his alcohol-related actions was irresponsible and, as a consequence, he was going to fine him $2,500 and sentence him to serve one year in the local county jail.
While he was in the municipal jail, Pete was expected to learn about the harmful and devastating effects of hazardous and immature drinking, about alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction statistics and facts, and he was mandated to get professional alcohol treatment. The magistrate clearly fact that unless Pete gets professional alcohol therapy and discovers how to live a life of sobriety, he would without a doubt be spending many months locked up behind bars.
Pete claimed that he understood the magistrates message but he still believed that serving time in the local jail was not the right form of punishment. The magistrate, however, perceived things from a radically different perspective and told Pete that it was his duty to keep people off the highway who drink and drive and who get arrested for one or more DWIs. To back up his position, the magistrate listed some thoroughly researched, venerable alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency facts and statistics that clearly demonstrated some of the horror stores that are linked with driving and drinking.
In his heart of hearts, while Pete knew that he drank too much, he never considered the possibility that he was addicted to alcohol. So it was a real eye opener when Pete began suffering from symptoms of withdrawal just a few hours after going to jail.
According to the standard operating procedures, when a prisoner goes through alcohol withdrawal symptoms he or she is transferred to an alcohol abuse and alcohol treatment center and then brought back to the municipal jail. This is done so that the drinkers alcohol withdrawals are addressed in a safe and protected manner. While behind bars in the municipal jail, Pete went to alcohol counseling four days every week. Since his rehabilitation was mandated by the judge, however, Pete was reluctant to take ownership of his habitual drinking.
After his time in jail was finished, the magistrate in very explicit terms told Pete that he would be placed on probation for two years, he would be place under stringent observation, and he would have to periodically take breathalyzer tests at court-determined dates and times.
After finding out how Pete neglected to take responsibility for his drinking problems and how unwillingly he was in following the rehabilitation game plan while locked up in the county jail, the judge realized that it was simply a matter of time before he would be seeing Pete once again in court about his out-of-control drinking behavior. As the judge thought about Pete and his specific situation, he quite easily came to the conclusion that some people never use their intellect and learn how to live in an effective and a responsible manner.
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Denny Mitchell writes about alcoholism as a disease, alcohol and alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and facts about alcohol short term effects. For more info, visit alcoholism statistics.
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