Many college students admit that they sometimes drink to get drunk.
They spill out of their last classes on Friday, eagerly anticipating a frothy escape from the sorrows of late-night cramming and lengthy papers. But students don't always use alcohol with this sort of premeditated recklessness. Many will occasionally decide to go out for just a beer or two, and it isn't a problem. The Loyola graduate found himself at the mercy of an addiction, but Alcoholics Anonymous helped him realize that downing a bottle would not fill the void. Steve's troubles began before he even reached Loyola.