<p>Just got a distressing call from college s. He just received word that a good friend from high school (now a college sophomore) died from alchohol poisoning last night. Apparently, when the people he was with noticed that he had passed out, they took him to the hospital, but it was too late. TRAGIC!</p>
<p>I hope that my s and others learn from this senseless death. I cannot imagine the agony his parents are going through!!!</p>
<p>so sad! :(</p>
<p>just keep communicating with your son…sounds like he may need it.
I hope we don’t hear of too many of these tragedies…</p>
<p>The worst fear of a parent, and one of the few things I worried about when my D went off to college. </p>
<p>It is unfortunate that college kids think a passed out stupor from drinking is normal.</p>
<p>Isn’t this kind of unusual that it happened so early in the school year…</p>
<p>Ag54, I am sorry to hear this. How terrible for the young man’s parents, and for your son.</p>
<p>cajundad, My son is an RA this year, and he said there were several kids hauled to the hospital for alcohol poisoning during Freshman Welcome Week. Some of these kids get away from home and the first thing they want to do is get drunk. It is really sad.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry, Ag54. I know it must be hard on your son, and hard on you to be far away from him as he is going through this. My prayers to both of you.</p>
<p>I am so sorry to hear this. The death of a young one makes everything pale before it. </p>
<p>It is amazing that parents aren’t out leading the charge to make colleges safer places for their kids.</p>
<p>Yes, it is hard on him, especially since he is so far away and cannot come home for the funeral. He had already planned a trip to Austin in Sept. so will see his hs friends then. He said that he kind of had a feeling something bad would happen to this boy because he always partied pretty heavily, but he was afraid it would be a car crash. A couple of years ago I read a thread where a link was posted that had credit card type cards that had the symptoms of alchohol poisoning. I ordered some and gave them to my sons. They pretty much smirked at me at the time, thinking that I was just being a worry wart. I told my son that I worried so much about it, and that being older, had seen and gone through tragedy because of alchohol. </p>
<p>It is just so awful for him to find out like this now that he and all of his friends are really not invincible. I’m sure I will be hearing soon from the hs about the services. My heart is absolutely aching for his parents.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry to hear this. It seems to be happening far too often. I’m very sorry that your son lost a friend to this.</p>
<p>How very sad. I can’t even find words to express. I fear that it is “dumb luck” that many more deaths don’t happen each year than actually do.</p>
<p>I’m very sorry to hear this news ag. I am, however, not entirely surprised that alcohol-related deaths happen so soon after school starts. Many young people are on their own for the first time in their life, and at the beginning of school there are few assignments, if any, and the focus is on participating in social activities. This can be a fatal mix. Last year, around this time, we read about tragedies such as this.</p>
<p>Ag, beyond the sorrow your son feels, I hope he really has learned caution for himself and his friends!</p>
<p>“It is amazing that parents aren’t out leading the charge to make colleges safer places for their kids.”</p>
<p>And then they can continue it into the first job and apartment and right through collecting social security. Anything to protect my sonnyboy(girl) from life’s temptations. I believe most schools make it illegal for anyone underage to drink and take drugs on campus. Some people just don’t comply but most often the drinking is off campus anyway.</p>
<p>ag-
I am so sorry to hear the tragic news. There is nothing more painful than a senseless loss, especially of a child. My condolences to you and your son. Perchance was this the student at St. Edwards U?</p>
<p>< A couple of years ago I read a thread where a link was posted that had credit card type cards that had the symptoms of alchohol poisoning. I ordered some and gave them to my sons. ></p>
<p>It’s heartbreaking- I’m so sorry for those parents, and what your son is going through. Here’s the link to which you refer, the sam spady foundation, for those readers who haven’t seen it. I ordered the cards and passed them out as well, and then I pray a life will be spared somewhere because of this education.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.samspadyfoundation.org/cards.html[/url]”>http://www.samspadyfoundation.org/cards.html</a></p>
<p>“Some people just don’t comply but most often the drinking is off campus anyway.”</p>
<p>Sorry - where I went to college, there “ain’t” an off campus.</p>
<p>Privates can enforce rules such as that but most kids are in publics where they still have rights.</p>
<p>My D spent a couple of days with friends at CU-Boulder – said there were security guards and campus police all over the town & dorm area. This was clearly an attempt on part of the school to combat its party-haven image. Still, D said she went to 6 parties, all with alcohol & underage drinking.
Sad fact is, there is only so much schools can do…</p>
<p>I am so sorry about the news. And a bit scared too. I wish there were some way to get it through these kids’ heads that substance abuse is literally DEADly. They see so many of their peers drinking happily, having a great time, and telling the “I was so drunk” stories, that they want a piece of that action, without giving weight to the horrible downside of drinking too much.<br>
In our area, we lost a promising young freshman who had been on some sort of medication that reacted badly with alcohol. She had been warned, she had to know, but the temptation was too great. I wish there were an effective way to reach these kids. So much promise lost so early, so many familes hurting.</p>
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Yes there is Mini- its called the cow pastures.</p>
<p>I believe he meant that college rules followed you off campus and could be enforced for such transgressions as pasture parties.</p>