Very drunk friend - wake up or not?

[CalicoPusscat]

I managed to get him home OK earlier and he certainly wouldn't be up to anything like pissing in the wardrobe.

I was wondering if I should wake him up for more water or a cup of tea? It's a friend, nothing romantic. I think he overdid it on an empty stomach. I'm wide awake now!

Fiennes plan 😊 Happy dreams, OP!

White boy wasted?

You don't know me at all. I would say "statistically he must have been incredibly unlucky because the probability of dying from consuming a lot of alcohol are very slim unless you have severe underlying health conditions."

I'm not one to offer some vulgar display of sorrow for somebody I never met. I like to keep things factual. I am not really one for of trying to derail because truths make me uncomfortable.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/white_boy_wasted

I think that's really harsh.

If your cousin sadly dies as a result of drinking too much you don't just forget about it. This stays with you for the rest of your life.

Perhaps the chances of it happening are rare. But you are still affected by what happened. When I was a student one of my flat mates fiancé died of alcoholic poisoning celebrating his 21st birthday. I didn't know him but I knew the effect it had in her and even all these years later it sticks in my mind.

I've known a lot of heavy drinkers and alcoholics and it really annoys me this " he's only drunk " attitude. It would be helpful if society in general stopped minimising the effects of excessive drink and recognised alcohol fir what it is: a deadly poison with the capacity for wrecking lives , not just the drinkers but their families and friends.

It's true alcohol can be a massive problem.

I'll wake him up properly after 9am. I did suggest an alcohol free weekend which he didn't look happy at.

Why wake him? He's unlikely to vomit at this point, you were right to check on him last night, now just let him asleep

@Anotherparkingthread I think thats really quite nasty to minimise someone elses grief and loss and refer to it as an anecdote. If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all.

You are probably correct with your 'factual' knowledge of the risks but it doesn't mean people shouldn't be careful. There are lots of situations in life where the risks are very low but we still take precautions just in case we are that unlucky low percentage where it goes wrong. For example, getting regular blood pressure checks on the pill....most people on the pill don't die from a blood clot but we all get checked.

Just because it’s on Wiki doesn’t make it ok. Awful racist comment.

While it’s true most survive, it is absolutely possible and does happen - many people, especially those new to drinking, end up in hospital because their mates take them. It’s those who don’t get taken who don’t make it. And comparing one of alcohol poisoning to alcoholics isn’t really the same thing because alcoholics have built up huge tolerance which people who don’t drink every day haven’t.

@CalicoPusscat you sound like a really lovely person.
I'd let him sleep.
Also agree about putting drunk people in recovery position when lying down.

@violetqueen6 thanks, I thought I was being bossy 😆

He's up and fine, turns out it was his friend's birthday yesterday so they overdid it on shots and didn't eat. A bit full of phlegm but that's it.