Jesse had an unusually difficult time maintaining a job. Indeed, because of her languor and lack of motivation, she was without a job far more often than she was in work. And when she did get a job, she had an unusually hard time getting to work on time, she regularly got less than satisfactory performance reviews, and she called off sick so often that she regularly got fired just a few weeks after she started working. To no one’s wonder, one of the effects of Jesse’s unacceptable employment history was the fact that she was virtually penniless almost on a daily basis.

Regardless of Jesse’s deplorable employment track record and financial mismanagement, on the other hand, somehow she managed to drink a great deal on a day-to-day basis.

So it came as no big shock when Jesse got arrested for a third DUI. When she went before the court, the magistrate explained to Jesse that her alcohol-related conduct was terrible and, consequently, he was going to sentence Jesse to serve seven months behind bars.

Time In The Municipal Jail To Think About The Disruptive Outcomes of Thoughtless Drinking

During her time in the municipal jail, Jesse was expected to learn more about alcohol facts, about the devastating consequences of excessive and hazardous drinking, and she was expected to get alcohol therapy. The magistrate emphasized the fact that unless Jesse gets professional alcohol counseling and discovers how to live an alcohol-free life, she will probably be spending a considerable amount of time in jail.

Jesse articulated that she understood what the magistrate was saying but she still thought that placement in the local jail was not the most productive decision. The judge saw things in an entirely different way and claimed that it was his responsibility to keep alcohol dependent individuals off the streets who drive and drink and who receive multiple DUIs. To substantiate this assertion, the magistrate outlined some venerable, highly researched alcohol statistics that underlined some of the destructive consequences that are linked to irresponsible drinking.

Even though Jesse comprehended that she drank heavily, she never felt that she was an alcohol dependent person. So it was a big surprise when Jesse started to have symptoms of withdrawal nearly two-and-a-half hours after getting locked up in the municipal jail.

To manage her symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in a harm free manner, Jesse was taken by ambulance to an alcohol rehab hospital for alcohol detox and then returned to the city jail. While in jail Jesse received a mental health exam for her depression and was given alcohol counseling but because she got this treatment as something that was mandated for her, she failed to take ownership of her hazardous and abusive drinking.

When her time in jail was completed, the judge forcefully told Jesse that she would be under close observation and would be required to take periodic blood alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Hazardous and Excessive Drinking Prevents Her From Living in an Effective and Accountable Manner

After hearing how Jesse failed to take ownership of her drinking problem and how she unenthusiastically followed the rehab policy and procedures while in the city jail, the magistrate knew that it was basically a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about her excessive drinking behavior. As the magistrate thought about Jesse’s situation, he couldn’t help but think about how some individuals never ”get it” and discover how to live in an adult and responsible manner.