Most of us have been with a friend who has had a few too many and gets sick and we either clean them up and "allow them to sleep it off" or we let them have their privacy while they vomit. This is a mistake, when a person vomits from drinking their gag reflex has been slowed from the alcohol making it much easier for them to choke and die. Never leave a vomiting friend alone! If a friend falls asleep or passes out or is unresponsive after vomiting while drinking it is possible that they are in the first stages of alcohol poisoning and the only way to determine this is to get them is to get them to a hospital quickly, every minute counts because of possible brain damage .

Finally, an 11 year old we spoke to said, " I get it but, it will just be something else by the time I get to be that age, besides nobody wants to get in trouble." She was right, there's always something else but the larger point here is to learn when to ask for help. And the right time to ask is the minute the thought crosses your mind, "Should I ask for help?"

The answer is always yes, be brave, ask for help and the rest of us will do our jobs to make sure that help comes when it's needed. It is the thing that makes us human, it is the lifeline that connects us all, it is our highest work.