Clearly, I'm not saying that this would be an overnight miracle, or that this is a foolproof idea. There are members of this age group that would be negatively affected, but a vast majority of people would consider drinking no longer something they must do. In reality, it may be too late to start implementing correction mechanisms. The statistic that more than 60 percent of students saying they drink to get drunk is pretty startling. This has now become talk about a social change and about the responsibility of telling students that there are safer alternatives to house parties.
Next time find someone directly involved with the problem and ask, instead of assume.
Mike Wokasch is a junior majoring in computer science. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.