Alcohol Abuse

Recently in social work 20o we discussed Alcohol and drug abuse. Its hard to belive how common this is among individuals. I know about 3 people that have been in keystones due to an alcohol problem. Alchohol is a problem that runs in my family. My grandpa was an alcohol and luckily he recovered and stopped for a few years. It also make me wonder why do people get started? I believe it starts in college. college is a time where most people drink and partyall the time. They stay drunk alot and forget who their selves are. I know alot of people like this. Its like they feel incomplete with out drinking and they do not know what to do with out getting drunk. This topic hits home for me because i am familiar with this topic. Luckily I do not have any close experiences with drugs. I have lost a boyfriend due to alcohol. He was killed in a drunk driving accident. I wonder what the world we be like with out alcohol? I wonder how many lives would still be here?