Though some students arrive on campus ready to experiment with new found freedoms, many arrive with alcohol abuse habits already in place, says Tim McDonough of the American Council on Education. Mr. McDonough says colleges "are trying to educate and enforce and break habits already in place. These issues are tough, but college institutions have been working on them for a long time."

It is these types of issues that make alcohol and drug rehab vitally necessary for college age students. Without a solution for abuse issues such as these, the lives of today's young people can be cut short without ever really getting started.

One such death reported by USA Today stemmed from a fraternity initiation. The prosecutor in the case reported that the fraternity pledges drank several shots and, sometimes, an entire bottle of alcohol in under an hour. One pledge died two days later.

Why the crazy behavior? Jeffrey Parsons of New York's Hunter College says that some students go wild and act crazy, enjoying new freedoms. Unfortunately, this often leaves the parents and the universities pointing fingers. College officials count on parents teaching responsibility and parents assume colleges enforce drinking rules.

In either case, the result can be alcohol or drug abuse, and death. Without getting these students the help they need from an alcohol and drug rehab program, we may be sending them to an early death instead of preparing them for their future.

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