the simplest cases, a caring friend is only needed. People need the occasional oil change (revealing what is on their mind to someone). Reaching out to people can only help situations. Most of the time the friend is only needed, but in more severe cases, professional help is the only answer. School help is the next down the line of assistance. They are educated to give advice and help students through their tough times. Hopefully, this is all that is needed to fix the students problems. If additional help is needed, the counselor can recommend the student to a more professional person like a psychiatrist or an alcohol advisor. These people are the last line of defense and usually finish the job. College campuses have to realize that the problems do not fix themselves. We all have to fix them. Alcohol is a drug that depresses an individual; it is a depressant. When depressed people use alcohol to fix their problems, it only hurts the problem further. Stress has to be overcome or a person cannot live. Until the day everyone has the initiative to stop consuming alcohol, problems will occur....
