A college student from Nevada has issued a stark warning to young adults about the dangers of binge drinking, revealing how an underage drinking session at a concert left in a coma and nearly killed her.
Hanna Lottritz, a journalism student at the University of Nevada, Reno, turned 21 on Wednesday, but unlike most people her age, she insists she didn't celebrate the milestone occasion by heading to the bar - nor does she plan to any time soon.
Explaining her decision to avoid wild parties and over-the-top drinking in an essay shared on her blog, Hannah details the terrifying near-death experience, which took place six months ago, saying: 'I am writing this because I didn't realize the importance of drinking responsibly until I was waking up from a coma, and I don't want anyone to go through what my family and I went through.'
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| Near-death experience: College student Hanna Lottritz, 21, was left in a coma due to the effects of acute alcohol poisoning after binge-drinking dangerous quantities of alcohol at a concert six months ago |
Hanna noted that if she helps just one person by sharing her story, then she will be 'absolutely ecstatic'.
On July 25, 2015, the college student joined her friends at the Night in the Country music festival in Yerington, Nevada, where she spend the afternoon playing games and meeting new people.
Hanna recalled having two beers at the Joe Nichols and Jake Owen concert that night but because the people she was with had been drinking all day long and 'feeling good' she said she 'felt a little behind'.
Hanna said she started to feel a 'little bit of a buzz' after the concert and drifted away from the people whom she went to the concert with. When she came across some of her guy friends at another campsite, she promised to 'outdrink' them.
By 11:30pm, she and her guy friend were challenging each other to see who could chug from a bottle of Black Velvet whiskey the longest. Hanna noted that if she helps just one person by sharing her story, then she will be 'absolutely ecstatic'.
On July 25, 2015, the college student joined her friends at the Night in the Country music festival in Yerington, Nevada, where she spend the afternoon playing games and meeting new people.
Hanna recalled having two beers at the Joe Nichols and Jake Owen concert that night but because the people she was with had been drinking all day long and 'feeling good' she said she 'felt a little behind'.
Hanna said she started to feel a 'little bit of a buzz' after the concert and drifted away from the people whom she went to the concert with. When she came across some of her guy friends at another campsite, she promised to 'outdrink' them.
By 11:30pm, she and her guy friend were challenging each other to see who could chug from a bottle of Black Velvet whiskey the longest.
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