[Nightblood.]

There is no "mild" kind of alcohol poisoning. I understand wanting to feel the effects quickly but downing as many shots as you can is extremely dangerous and your friend is right, you are at a much higher risk of alcohol poisoning. If you're drinking until you forget everything, you're already drinking too much. If you're drinking until you pass out, especially alone, you're increasing your chances of choking to death on your own vomit and trust me it isn't fun. There were multiple people at my university who died from alcohol poisoning, and sometimes they were with people but their friends were too afraid of getting in trouble to get them help or they thought their friend seemed fine.

There was someone at my school who was with friends and seemed fine when everyone started "blacking out" and went to bed, they woke up to a dead body. She had drank less than she normally did, but she still got alcohol poisoning and died. It's not worth the risk. Jessie has also given some great advice.