I couldn't agree more with the administration.I am the parent of an NYU alumnus who started binge drinking his second week on campus.He and his dormmates hosted dorm parties every weekend for 4 yrs. with plenty of overimbibers(including himself.) Since graduation, he has led a downward spiral into alcoholism without being able to function as some alcoholics can.After many yrs. he is back living at home and had a recent culmination of his yrs of drinking - he couldn't be roused at 7PM one night and we had to call 911.Luckily, we had checked on him every 20 minutes after we realized he was so drunk.At the hospital I became very frightened when the Dr. told me there is no "cure" for alcohol poisoning and we have to wait it out and hope for the best while they gave our son a steady IV hoping to push the alcohol out of his system as efficiently as possible.As a parent I was stunned when I learned this since one hears how there are meds to "cure" drug overdoses so we had just assumed there was for alcohol overdosing.Wrong.One can and does die from alcohol poisoning - especially if the wait is too long before an IV is used-partiers who often let their friend "sleep it off" in bed while they sleep to their death.At 4AM that night our son finally woke up a bit and was able to answer "who are you" and "do you remember what you drank?" Here's my question to all of you - if you are smart enough to get into NYU how can you be so dumb to let yourself be manipulated by the false promises of drinking? I say this since I only have a high school degree but never drank to drunkenness.And yes, I know all about addictions. BTW, my son now attends AA meetings regularly where he has met many other very intelligent people- Doctors, CEOs, pilots, etc. He has not had a drop, sip, glass, or smell of alcohol since that night and he is proud of himself for finally using his intelligence to save himself and become happier.
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JSHAW
Oct 12, 2009
10:24 a.m.
I couldn't agree more with the administration.I am the parent of an NYU alumnus who started binge drinking his second week on campus.He and his dormmates hosted dorm parties every weekend for 4 yrs. with plenty of overimbibers(including himself.) Since graduation, he has led a downward spiral into alcoholism without being able to function as some alcoholics can.After many yrs. he is back living at home and had a recent culmination of his yrs of drinking - he couldn't be roused at 7PM one night and we had to call 911.Luckily, we had checked on him every 20 minutes after we realized he was so drunk.At the hospital I became very frightened when the Dr. told me there is no "cure" for alcohol poisoning and we have to wait it out and hope for the best while they gave our son a steady IV hoping to push the alcohol out of his system as efficiently as possible.As a parent I was stunned when I learned this since one hears how there are meds to "cure" drug overdoses so we had just assumed there was for alcohol overdosing.Wrong.One can and does die from alcohol poisoning - especially if the wait is too long before an IV is used-partiers who often let their friend "sleep it off" in bed while they sleep to their death.At 4AM that night our son finally woke up a bit and was able to answer "who are you" and "do you remember what you drank?" Here's my question to all of you - if you are smart enough to get into NYU how can you be so dumb to let yourself be manipulated by the false promises of drinking? I say this since I only have a high school degree but never drank to drunkenness.And yes, I know all about addictions. BTW, my son now attends AA meetings regularly where he has met many other very intelligent people- Doctors, CEOs, pilots, etc. He has not had a drop, sip, glass, or smell of alcohol since that night and he is proud of himself for finally using his intelligence to save himself and become happier.