While many students may view drinking as a normal part of social life during college, alcohol use can quickly get out of hand and lead to various life-changing alcohol-related problems life. Alcohol abuse is a common occurrence on college campuses and is a widespread problem where the public is constantly trying to change by evaluating the social factors involved that may be responsible. Although parents and university officials are partly responsible for students' drinking habits, it is up to each individual to decide how to allow social factors and biology to shape their lives and future. Alcohol abuse has always been a culture in almost every university. , so many students tend to generalize college as one long party as they begin to live on their own and are responsible for their own lives. The common expectation of many college students who are away from home for the first time about what is to come is often a major factor in alcohol abuse. Students often assume that everyone in college drinks, parties, and abuses alcohol. Almost all films are popular among current high school students as a cultural experience rather than an educational one. When students go to college they are faced with unexpected challenges that were not addressed in their previous vision of college. During the stages in which young people begin to take risks and experiment as they transition from childhood to adulthood there may be the effects of various factors, but ultimately each individual is responsible for the choices they make. Many young people make high-risk decisions that often include drinking excessively. Alcohol abuse is one of the most serious problems where students are affected by…the possibility of becoming one too.” He classifies his father as a functional alcoholic who consumed excessive alcohol every night. Of the four children, two are alcoholics and Mrs. Sombocetti herself was lucky enough to resist alcoholism. There are different paths to alcoholism, but it is up to each individual person to determine what to do in life. Overall, college alcohol abuse is a widespread problem that can not only jeopardize academic and financial success, but can also lead to injury. , illness and even death. Parents control how their children are raised, but it is up to each individual to decide how they choose to live. University officials are responsible for educating their students and ensuring they do not support alcohol abuse, but it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make their own decisions.Works CitedInterpretations