Jesse had a difficult time keeping a job. In truth, because of her inactivity and lack of drive, she was jobless far more often than she was in a job situation. And when she did land a job, she had an exceedingly difficult time getting to work in a timely manner, she often received less than satisfactory performance assessments, and she called off sick so often that she regularly got fired four or five weeks after she began working. Obviously, one of the results of Jesse’s less than optimal work record was the fact that she was just about flat broke almost on a daily basis.
Despite Jesse’s crummy work record and financial lack of attention, on the other hand, somehow she made it a point to drink abusively much of the time. Not surprisingly, her excessive drinking also resulted in difficulties coping with the grief of her divorce.
Due to her abusive and hazardous drinking, it came as no big surprise when Jesse received a fourth DWI. When she went before the court, the magistrate clearly stated to Jesse that her alcohol-related behavior was shameful and, as a consequence, he was going to sentence Jesse to spend eight months in the city jail.
Time While Locked Up In Jail To Reflect On The Injurious Effects of Hazardous and Excessive Drinking
During her time in the municipal jail, Jesse was required to learn more about alcohol facts, about the unhealthy effects of abusive and hazardous drinking, and she was expected to get alcohol counseling. The judge accentuated the fact that unless Jesse receives professional alcohol rehab and discovers how to live an alcohol-free life, she will probably be spending quite a bit of her time in the local jail.
Jesse articulated that she grasped what the judge was pronouncing but she still claimed that placement in the county jail was not the most effective sentence. The magistrate thought otherwise and claimed that it was his duty to keep alcohol dependent people off the streets who drive under the influence and who get one or more DUIs. To validate this assertion, the judge quoted some honored, highly researched alcohol statistics that underscored some of the damaging results that are related to hazardous and irresponsible drinking.
Even though Jesse realized that she drank in a hazardous and irresponsible manner, she never believed that she was alcohol dependent. So it was a big bombshell when Jesse began experiencing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal just about five-and-a-half hours after going to jail.
To manage her alcohol withdrawals in a safe and secure manner, Jesse was life flighted to a rehab hospital for alcohol detoxification and then brought back to the city jail. While locked up in jail Jesse was given a mental health assessment for her depression and received alcohol treatment but because she received this treatment as something that was imposed upon her, she failed to take ownership of her excessive and abusive drinking.
When her time in the municipal jail was completed, the judge without hesitation told Jesse that she would be under close surveillance and would be required to take random breathalyzer alcohol tests.
Jessie’s Thoughtless Drinking Prevents Her From Living in a Responsible and Effective Manner
After hearing how Jesse was unsuccessful in taking ownership of her drinking problem and how she halfheartedly followed the rehab code of behavior while in jail, the judge knew that it was only a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about her hazardous and abusive drinking behavior. As the magistrate reflected on Jesse’s situation, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never use their brain and learn how to live in an adult and effective manner.