ALCOHOL AND PHONES - Mon 15th Feb

Oh be still my aching heart for today I mourn the loss of a friendship.
 
Over the weekend I committed the most haneous of crimes.  I let alcohol fuelled emotions take over and I... drunk text!  In the heat of the moment I let my insanity take over and with one push of the send button it was all over.
 
Drunk dialling or drunk texting is becoming more and more common place in today's society and I am here to stand tall and say PUT THE PHONE DOWN!
 
Alcohol and phones DO NOT mix!  I don't want to see you lose one of your own.  This disease has taken too many already.  Learn from my mistakes.
 
As a 20 something year old girl on the Gold Coast I have witnesses too many loved ones fall prey to this damaging combination.  I never thought that I would become one of the statistics.
 
However, this disease doesnt discriminate.  It can strike down any of us.  And at the prime of our lives!
 
So here is a hot tip.  A word from the [now] wise:
If you have to get something off your chest write the message and save a draft.  Look back at it in an hour.  If you still want to send it then go right ahead.  But trust me, 9 out of 10 times you won't.
 
THE FACTS:
*  A staggering 83% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 have been affected by this disease
*  Text messages are notoriously known for being misread
*  Friday through Sunday are the peak days for misuse of alcohol and phones
*  Women are more likely to be struck down with this debilatating disease.
 
ALL I CAN SAY IS SORRY - you know who you are...