It’s a June, Friday night and you’ve finally overcome your final exam… astronomy put up a tough battle, but you fought it like a warrior. As you and your friends gather in the kitchen, surrounded by celebratory pizza and wings, reality smacks you in the face: you’ve conquered your first year of university. What does this mean? There will be a party to commence this stress-relieving period of time. For the last time until September, the majority of your year will gather at the trashiest resident building on campus and will drink their thoughts away. As the night begins, the Finlandia and Molson Canadian quickly accumulate in your system, you can feel your mind clear and thoughts diminish. The excessive amount of alcohol you’ve consumed…show more content… A distinctive satisfaction overcomes you, as you’re suddenly cheerful, mellow personality begins to shine… absolutely nothing can destroy this euphoria. With a buzzed mind and blurry vision, it is easier to become a social butterfly and share a laugh, followed by vodka shots and a game of beer pong (undoubtedly), with classmates that you’ve never spoken to before. Fortunately for you, the Smirnoff initiates conversation with the cutest person in your program; thank heavens for that because you would have never had the courage to even enter the same perimeter as this person if you were sober. In addition, your intoxicated body craves loud, upbeat music that causes dancing and unintelligent…show more content… Struggling to open your eyes and the intense sense of hammering on your head can only indicate one final effect of alcohol: you have a hangover. Now that your body is attempting to cleanse itself of any residue of alcohol, your senses are paying the ultimate price. Any light stings your eyes, the most subtle of scents burn your nose, little nibbles of food (although you are craving McDonald’s greasy, salty fries) cause reflex in your throat, and any sudden noises pound your head. The question of “why did I let myself drink” ponders every hung-over mind, followed by “I promise I will never drink again”. In addition, the painful memories of events that occurred and thoughtless actions from the night before appear in flashbacks. There is a very large probability that your day will be spent in bed sleeping in attempt to recover from the previous evening with the occasional
