n, more than fifty percent of the college population would be classified an alcoholic. As age increases, the number of times students go to bars does also. The amount of alcohol that students drink rises also. The tolerance level, or level at which a person starts to feel the effects of the alcohol, rises, so students feel they need to drink more. This is where the lack of rationalization becomes a factor. Students at parties and bars indulge a bit, especially when intoxicated. They can drink in many different ways, too. Drinking games are the most lethal. Students lose track of what and how much they are drinking during these games. Recent cases like Scott Kruger of MIT and Benjamin Wynne of Louisiana State University have brought these games to the attention of the public. Kruger died when he had a blood alcohol content of .41, five times over the legal limit. He fell into a coma and died couple days later. Wynne is the most extreme case I have heard; he had a blood alcohol content of .58, six times over the legal limit. He just died. The same party Wynne was attending, eleven other people were treated for alcohol poisoning. Drinking games were obviously the cause for these high levels of intoxication. These are just a few of the hundreds of cases that happen each year (1 Drinking on Campus). Students have way more problems than what has already been shown. Many cases of stress, caused by school, have arisen. Many students have problems more complex than can perceived. Students go through school with problems that only professional help can cure, but go on with life helpless. In cases, alcohol is their only friend. Many students do not know they have a problem. They drink and a false illusion that their problems go away arises (4-8 Newton). Help can come in many ways. Schools have special departments set up especially for these situations. Stress and alcoholism are situations that should not be and cannot be matters taken lightly. In ...
