I have a friend who is a very bad alcholic and he keeps saying he wants to goto detox hes attempted to go 2 times this week but didn't go through with it the whole way. He went today and they checked his blood alchol content and it was 3.36. Is there any suggestions on how I can get him to go and stay and get dried out before he ends up killing himself. I am very frusterated with him and I don't want to turn my back on a friend but I can't sit and watch him do this to himself. Any suggestions?
2007-09-28 20:36:39 · 7 answers · asked by chelly 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
3.36 is nearly dead. He has to get help NOW. I suggest looking in the phone book under social services. He is in late stage alcoholism and desperately needs to seek help from someone qualified.. HE CANNOT DO THIS ON HIS OWN. If he were to even attempt to stay clean on his own the effects of withdrawal could alone kill him. you'll probably be looking for a dependency service.. or mental health -- either of these places will be able to direct you in the right direction.
Be strong... and Keep your head up .. This is a difficult ordeal to go through (both you and him) I commend you for sticking it out this far. There is help and there are people out that that get paid just to tell you and him how to get and receive it.
Good Luck!
2007-09-28 20:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by stifflergal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh...you need to get your numbers right.
A blood alcohol level of 3.36 is totally, completely, utterly IMPOSSIBLE.
A FATAL level would be .46 and above. There is NO WAY that a human could drink enough alcohol to achieve a level of 3.36. They would be dead LONG before they got to that point.
For the sake of argument, I'm going to assume you meant a level of .36. Yes, that is very high and heading toward acute alcohol poisoning. This can be fatal.
There is nothing you can do to make your friend clean up and stay that way. It's a decision that he has to make himself. You can encourage him to go into treatment but unfortunately, there is no guarrantee that he would stay in treatment and stay sober.
I'm a longtime alcoholic. I have been sober for more than 15 years. It was my family that got me into treatment and then into AA. I have stayed sober because I realized that if I kept drinking, I would eventually kill myself...either accidentally or intentionally.
I suggest you call a local AA office and inquire about an intervention. They can explain to you how it works and what is done. I've been on several but due to the private nature of interventions and the anonymity of AA, I cannot tell you about them here.
Good luck.
EMT
AA is in every phone book.
2007-09-29 07:57:14 · answer #2 · answered by emt_me911 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How much you have to drink is irrelevant (although usually it's a LOT to get to that point - supposedly 0.04% is toxic.
He has serious issues - this is not good. You can try to enlist family and friends. He is apparently trying, but he needs more than just trying. If he's really that bad, some of you will have to push him into it. It's hard to say the options without knowing how old he is or anything. If he's young, that's sad to be at that point, but maybe his parents have to have a court commit him to a rehab, if it's really a number that high. Maybe they can do it themselves (I don't know).
Let him know you care for him and want to help him, but you DO NOT approve of that behavior. That won't change his behavior, but might make him feel that someone will be there for him when he changes his behavior.
Nevertheless, he is a prime candidate for detox/rehab. And it sounds like he needs a significant stint. Involve family if you can, and if he's under 18, you may have to force it on him.
Good luck, and he's lucky to have a friend who cares.
Note to (your)self: You may find the need at some point if he isn't dealing with it and looking to you to help him "survive". In that case, you may have to do some tough love. You cannot carry him through -he'll have to take responsibility. Force him to go through rehab. Don't "enable" him by simply paving his way to an easier life. Make him deal with his problem. And for your own mental health, you have to maintain some detachment.
2007-09-28 20:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rule of thumb is this: one glass/shot/beer in one hour. That way you're at criminal decrease or under. yet once you're eating, have a DD. this is your terrific guess. there is not any thank you to calculate your Blood Alcohol point in accordance on your weight. A 3 hundred pound woman may well be smashed off one glass of wine on the same time as a one hundred twenty pound woman can slam 10 beers and be high quality. It relies upon on frequency of eating and genetics.
2016-12-17 12:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way it was 3.36. Maybe .336, and even at that level it could be fatal.
There is no reasoning with a drunk; he is going to have to decide for himself when he is ready to kick the habit.
2007-09-28 21:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, considering that .50 is lethal, he'd not only have to be chugging grain alcohol, but he'd also have to have people pourin it down his throat after he's passed out.
2007-09-28 21:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lot
2007-09-28 20:38:41 · answer #7 · answered by David James 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋