Jason is feeling agitated about being in a ward with “all these old folk” and you overhear him telling the man in the next bed that he doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about; his pal’s dad smoked and drank all his life and lived into his 80’s. He says how much he misses drinking alcohol and smoking (for further information see Topic Loops below). You are concerned that Jason does not recognise the impact of his lifestyle behaviour on his health.
Later that evening Jason has a seizure which is witnessed by 2 of the nursing staff. The doctor tells Jason that seizures are quite common after a stroke due to a bleed and that it is also likely to be related to alcohol withdrawal.
Jason admits to drinking 5 pints of beer a day. Set the drinks calculator below to see how many units of alcohol a day Jason is taking (the beer that Jason drinks is 5% alcohol)
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The following morning his partner Suzanne visits him and notices that he seems unusually quiet and withdrawn. He tells her that he is worried that he is going to die.
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