Choices or any other drug and alcohal education program is a great thing for colleges to have. There are so many student-athletes who drink on a regular basis at school. Many athletic programs even have policies for drugs and alcohol that come with severe consequences if the student-athlete is caught using either of the two.
Even though schools have these policies or these drug and alcohol education programs in effect, student-athletes still go out and drink and use drugs. It doesn't seem like anything will stop them from doing what they want to do. It's sad to say, but maybe the only way to stop student-athletes or even non-athletes from drinking or using drugs is to let them find out for themselves why it's so bad for them.
The best that schools can do is to offer the education, let speakers tell their horrifying stories, and push the reasons why alcohol and drugs are bad.

This is one of the most important thing coaches and universities have to worry about. Alcohol and drugs are supplied and used everyday at colleges and this needs to be monitored and also not tolerated by athletes. Almost 75% of all athletes use alcohol and drink more then 6 beers in a setting. This is a major concern because after drinking that amount most student athletes try to leave and drive somewhere while being impaired. This is bad because it not only can harm the athlete but also anyone who would be an accident with the drunk driver. Another problem is that it is illegal to drink and drive and can cause more negative vibes throughout the university. With proper knowledge and understanding perhaps the young athletes will learn to stay away from the alcohol and drugs and stay on the right track to graduate and further their career and life.

I'm honestly not that surprised at the percentage of student athletes that use alcohol. alcohol advertising has become as mainstream as professional sports. So for student athletes alcohol is in continuously being glamorized. I think that is is very important for the ncaa to continue advancing the alcohol awareness programs for every level of student athlete.

I thought that this was a very good article. I think it is so sad what happend to this young lady but at the same time it is nice to see that she is making something good out of a bad situation. There are so many individuals who abuse the use of alcohol without knowing the risks that come with it. I think it is good for them to see first hand at what can happen to you and how fast something or someone can be taken away from drunk driving.

Jesse, I agree that I wasn't surprised that number either. After a win, the team goes out and parties and gets drunk. Most high school and college teams do this, this is a problem because most of the team is probally to young to drink and also this can end up badly. The NCAA needs to come up with better ways to enforce no drinking during the season expecially, and perfure no drinking in the off season also. Another thing is to get coaches involved and have that be part of their rules, anyone found to be drinking will be penalized one game or have to prcatice harder for the first offense only, then after start suspending them.