alison hall , 48 , almost choked to death after a false nail in her pocket worked its way into her asthma inhaler . it then shot to the back of her throat when she took a puff . an asthma sufferer almost choked to death when she took a puff on her inhaler and nearly swallowed a false nail . alison hall , 48 , was at work when she felt her chest tightening and took out her blue salbutamol inhaler . she took a sharp breath and felt something shoot to the back of her throat where it became lodged . the mother-of-one ran outside in a panic when a neighbour came to her rescue and began pounding her back before calling 999 . after five minutes of choking , a false nail finally came loose from the back of her throat and fell out onto the pavement . ms hall , who works for a local authority , said it was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- lindsay lohan failed a court-ordered alcohol test last week , requiring her to go before a judge for a probation violation hearing thursday morning , according to a source close to the case . she added : ` the inhaler has a lid but the top is open . there is a millimetre gap on each side . i spoke to my doctor and she was mortified . ' ms hall is now urging others to check their inhalers before use . she said : ' i check my inhaler constantly . i 've been using it for about ten years now and i use it regularly . ' i can go days without using it but then at times i need to use it a lot more . ` at about midday i used it and i checked inside the mouth piece . then i was in work and went in my pocket . i took the lid off and took a puff . lohan 's failed test , which the source said happened on june 13 , comes while the actress is confined to her venice beach , california home because of a jail sentence imposed last month . the actress will appear before los angeles county superior court judge stephanie sautner at 10 a.m. thursday , the same judge who sentenced her to 120 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to stealing a necklace , a prosecution spokeswoman said wednesday . lohan was allowed to serve a reduce sentence at home because , as a non-violent offender , she qualified a home confinement program intended to reduce overcrowding . ` something went into the back of my throat and i started choking . i do n't know how long that nail had been in there . ' she added : ` my brain told me to run outside . there was a neighbour who was two doors down and i was trying to shout help . ' i kept thinking `` i 'm going to die '' . blood started to come out of my mouth . ` the man started hitting and hitting me on my back . then his wife came out and took over . her husband then rang 999 . ' but it is not likely judge sautner has missed seeing media reports showing lohan socializing on the roof of her luxury home in recent days . scroll down for video . ms hall said the nail was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . lee bray , 45 , his wife tracy , 37 , and their daughter millie , 11 , continued to help ms hall until the paramedics arrived . `` when my friends come over , they 're not drinking , '' lohan told an interviewer with life & style magazine . `` alcohol is not in my house , so it 's just not a part of my life . '' that interview was given on june 18 , five days after she failed test . the actress , who turns 25 on july 2 , has managed to avoid more than a few days in jail despite two drunk driving convictions , a long list of probation violations and the recent theft conviction . `` because of budget constraints and because we 're under a federal consent decree that requires us to curb our overcrowding situation , nonviolent offenders , lesser crimes , get 20 % of their sentence , '' los angeles county sheriff 's spokesman steve whitmore said . without the latest violation , it was expected she would be released from home confinement in early july . she would then resume her work on 480 hours of community service the judge imposed . lohan entered drug rehab last year to avoid a jail sentence imposed by another judge , but sautner made it clear in court last month that she did n't think drugs and alcohol were not the root of lohan 's legal troubles . `` she 's got other problems for which she self-medicates , '' judge sautner said . lohan 's four years in and out of court -- and sometimes jail -- started with two drunken driving arrests in 2007 . since then , she 's spent more than eight months in substance abuse rehabilitation programs . she said : ` the next thing i knew there was a nail on the floor and a pile of blood . the nail had been scratching me and causing me to bleed . ' i was choking for about five minutes . it felt like more air was coming out than was going in . ` even when the nail had come out i kept saying to the ambulance people it was still in there , so they gave me another hard hit and more blood came up . ' ms hall , of oldham , greater manchester , said : ` the paramedic and the doctor at the hospital said that i was one lucky lady . ` you do n't know how scary it is until you go through it . i thought i was going to die . ' a probation report released last month said the actress `` appears to be continuing to struggle with substance abuse issues . '' ` my main concern now is making other people aware of the dangers . ' `` it would appear that the defendant 's criminal conduct is increasing in seriousness and severity , '' the probation report said , yet it suggested she serve her sentence on probation and not in jail . lohan tested positive for alcohol use , a violation of probation rules , in february , the report said . it also revealed that the drug test failure last august , which resulted in a jail sentence and court-ordered rehab , involved cocaine and amphetamines . hln 's selin darkalstanian contributed to this report .
new : lohan failed a june 13th alcohol test , a source says . new : `` alcohol is not in my house , '' she told a magazine last week . the actress is already serving a sentence for stealing a necklace . she must appear before the same judge who sentenced her to jail last month . lohan is on probation for two 2007 dui convictions .
open . there is a millimetre gap on each side . i spoke to my doctor and she was mortified . ' ms hall is now urging others to check their inhalers before use . she said : ' i check my inhaler constantly . i 've been using it for about ten years now and i use it regularly . ' i can go days without using it but then at times i need to use it a lot more . ` at about midday i used it and i checked inside the mouth piece . then i was in work and went in my pocket . i took the lid off and took a puff . lohan 's failed test , which the source said happened on june 13 , comes while the actress is confined to her venice beach , california home because of a jail sentence imposed last month . the actress will appear before los angeles county superior court judge stephanie sautner at 10 a.m. thursday , the same judge who sentenced her to 120 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to stealing a necklace , a prosecution spokeswoman said wednesday . lohan was allowed to serve a reduce sentence at home because , as a non-violent offender , she qualified a home confinement program intended to reduce overcrowding . ` something went into the back of my throat and i started choking . i do n't know how long that nail had been in there . ' she added : ` my brain told me to run outside . there was a neighbour who was two doors down and i was trying to shout help . ' i kept thinking `` i 'm going to die '' . blood started to come out of my mouth . ` the man started hitting and hitting me on my back . then his wife came out and took over . her husband then rang 999 . ' but it is not likely judge sautner has missed seeing media reports showing lohan socializing on the roof of her luxury home in recent days . scroll down for video . ms hall said the nail was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . lee bray , 45 , his wife tracy , 37 , and their daughter millie , 11 , continued to help ms hall until the paramedics arrived . `` when my friends come over , they 're not drinking , '' lohan told an interviewer with life & style magazine . `` alcohol is not in my house , so it 's just not a part of my life . '' that interview was given on june 18 , five days after she failed test . the actress , who turns 25 on july 2 , has managed to avoid more than a few days in jail despite two drunk driving convictions , a long list of probation violations and the recent theft conviction . `` because of budget constraints and because we 're under a federal consent decree that requires us to curb our overcrowding situation , nonviolent offenders , lesser crimes , get 20 % of their sentence , '' los angeles county sheriff 's spokesman steve whitmore said . without the latest violation , it was expected she would be released from home confinement in early july . she would then resume her work on 480 hours of community service the judge imposed . lohan entered drug rehab last year to avoid a jail sentence imposed by another judge , but sautner made it clear in court last month that she did n't think drugs and alcohol were not the root of lohan 's legal troubles . `` she 's got other problems for which she self-medicates , '' judge sautner said . lohan 's four years in and out of court -- and sometimes jail -- started with two drunken driving arrests in 2007 . since then , she 's spent more than eight months in substance abuse rehabilitation programs . she said : ` the next thing i knew there was a nail on the floor and a pile of blood . the nail had been scratching me and causing me to bleed . ' i was choking for about five minutes . it felt like more air was coming out than was going in . ` even when the nail had come out i kept saying to the ambulance people it was still in there , so they gave me another hard hit and more blood came up . ' ms hall , of oldham , greater manchester , said : ` the paramedic and the doctor at the hospital said that i was one lucky lady . ` you do n't know how scary it is until you go through it . i thought i was going to die . ' a probation report released last month said the actress `` appears to be continuing to struggle with substance abuse issues . '' ` my main concern now is making other people aware of the dangers . ' `` it would appear that the defendant 's criminal conduct is increasing in seriousness and severity , '' the probation report said , yet it suggested she serve her sentence on probation and not in jail . lohan tested positive for alcohol use , a violation of probation rules , in february , the report said . it also revealed that the drug test failure last august , which resulted in a jail sentence and court-ordered rehab , involved cocaine and amphetamines . hln 's selin darkalstanian contributed to this report .
minutes of choking , a false nail finally came loose from the back of her throat and fell out onto the pavement . ms hall , who works for a local authority , said it was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . los angeles -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- lindsay lohan failed a court-ordered alcohol test last week , requiring her to go before a judge for a probation violation hearing thursday morning , according to a source close to the case . she added : ` the inhaler has a lid but the top is on june 13 , comes while the actress is confined to her venice beach , california home because of a jail sentence imposed last month . the actress will appear before los angeles county superior court judge stephanie sautner at 10 a.m. thursday , the same judge who sentenced her to 120 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to stealing a necklace , a prosecution spokeswoman said wednesday . lohan was allowed to serve a reduce sentence at home because , as a non-violent offender , she qualified a home confinement program intended to reduce overcrowding . ` something went into the back of my throat and i started choking . i do n't know how long that nail had been in there . ' she added : ` my brain told me to run outside . there was a neighbour who was two doors down and i was trying to shout help . ' i kept thinking `` i 'm going to die '' . blood started to come out of my mouth . ` the man started hitting and hitting me on my back . then his wife came out and took over . her husband then rang 999 . ' but it is not likely judge sautner has missed seeing media reports showing lohan socializing on the roof of her luxury home in recent days . scroll down for video . ms hall said the nail was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . lee bray , 45 , his wife tracy , 37 , and their daughter millie , 11 , continued to help ms hall until the paramedics arrived . `` when my friends come over , they 're not drinking , '' lohan told an interviewer with life & style magazine . `` alcohol is not in my house , so it 's just not a part of my life . '' that interview was given on june 18 , five days after she failed test . the actress , who turns 25 on july 2 , has managed to avoid more than a few days in jail despite two drunk driving convictions , a long list of probation violations and the recent theft conviction . `` because of budget constraints and because we 're under a federal consent decree that requires us to curb our overcrowding situation , nonviolent offenders , lesser crimes , get 20 % of their sentence , '' los angeles county sheriff 's spokesman steve whitmore said . without the latest violation , it was expected she would be released from home confinement in early july . she would then resume her work on 480 hours of community service the judge imposed . lohan entered drug rehab last year to avoid a jail sentence imposed by another judge , but sautner made it clear in court last month that she did n't think drugs and alcohol were not the root of lohan 's legal troubles . `` she 's got other problems for which she self-medicates , '' judge sautner said . lohan 's four years in and out of court -- and sometimes jail -- started with two drunken driving arrests in 2007 . since then , she 's spent more than eight months in substance abuse rehabilitation programs . she said : ` the next thing i knew there was a nail on the floor and a pile of blood . the nail had been scratching me and causing me to bleed . ' i was choking for about five minutes . it felt like more air was coming out than was going in . ` even when the nail had come out i kept saying to the ambulance people it was still in there , so they gave me another hard hit and more blood came up . ' ms hall , of oldham , greater manchester , said : ` the paramedic and the doctor at the hospital said that i was one lucky lady . ` you do n't know how scary it is until you go through it . i thought i was going to die . ' a probation report released last month said the actress `` appears to be continuing to struggle with substance abuse issues . '' ` my main concern now is making other people aware of the dangers . ' `` it would appear that the defendant 's criminal conduct is increasing in seriousness and severity , '' the probation report said , yet it suggested she serve her sentence on probation and not in jail . lohan tested positive for alcohol use , a violation of probation rules , in february , the report said . it also revealed that the drug test failure last august , which resulted in a jail sentence and court-ordered rehab , involved cocaine and amphetamines . hln 's selin darkalstanian contributed to this report .
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: ` my brain told me to run outside . there was a neighbour who was two doors down and i was trying to shout help . ' i kept thinking `` i 'm going to die '' . blood started to come out of my mouth . ` the man started hitting and hitting me on my back . then his wife came out and took over . her husband then rang 999 . ' but it is not likely judge sautner has missed seeing media reports showing lohan socializing on the roof of her luxury home in recent days . scroll down for video . ms hall said the nail was part of a cheap # 1.50 set she had used weeks before and had probably fallen in her pocket . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top . lee bray , 45 , his wife tracy , 37 , and their daughter millie , 11 , continued to help ms hall until the paramedics arrived . `` when my friends come over , they 're not drinking , '' lohan told an interviewer with life & style magazine . `` alcohol is not in my house , so it 's just not a part of my life . '' that interview was given on june 18 , five days after she failed test . the actress , who turns 25 on july 2 , has managed to avoid more than a few days in jail despite two drunk driving convictions , a long list of probation violations and the recent theft conviction . `` because of budget constraints and because we 're under a federal consent decree that requires us to curb our overcrowding situation , nonviolent offenders , lesser crimes , get 20 % of their sentence , '' los angeles county sheriff 's spokesman steve whitmore said . without the latest violation , it was expected she would be released from home confinement in early july . she would then resume her work on 480 hours of community service the judge imposed . lohan entered drug rehab last year to avoid a jail sentence imposed by another judge , but sautner made it clear in court last month that she did n't think drugs and alcohol were not the root of lohan 's legal troubles . `` she 's got other problems for which she self-medicates , '' judge sautner said . lohan 's four years in and out of court -- and sometimes jail -- started with two drunken driving arrests in 2007 . since then , she 's spent more than eight months in substance abuse rehabilitation programs . she said : ` the next thing i knew there was a nail on the floor and a pile of blood . the nail had been scratching me and causing me to bleed . ' i was choking for about five minutes . it felt like more air was coming out than was going in . ` even when the nail had come out i kept saying to the ambulance people it was still in there , so they gave me another hard hit and more blood came up . ' ms hall , of oldham , greater manchester , said : ` the paramedic and the doctor at the hospital said that i was one lucky lady . ` you do n't know how scary it is until you go through it . i thought i was going to die . ' a probation report released last month said the actress `` appears to be continuing to struggle with substance abuse issues . '' ` my main concern now is making other people aware of the dangers . ' `` it would appear that the defendant 's criminal conduct is increasing in seriousness and severity , '' the probation report said , yet it suggested she serve her sentence on probation and not in jail . lohan tested positive for alcohol use , a violation of probation rules , in february , the report said . it also revealed that the drug test failure last august , which resulted in a jail sentence and court-ordered rehab , involved cocaine and amphetamines . hln 's selin darkalstanian contributed to this report .
 The text appears to be a personal account of someone's experiences with addiction, specifically drug and alcohol abuse. The writer describes their struggles with substance use, including relapses and attempts at recovery. They also mention encounters with law enforcement, court-ordered rehabilitation programs, and interactions with medical professionals. Throughout the text, there are references to specific dates, events, and individuals involved in the writer's life. Overall, the tone is reflective and introspective, suggesting that the writer is trying to make sense of their past experiences and learn from them.