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Six students were taken to alcohol detox with lethal levels of alcohol in their system at the University of Wisconsin’s Badger game last weekend. Consequently, the Dean of Students Office is setting up a breathalyzer test at the gate – any student previously ticketed for excessive drinking either passes the test, or doesn’t get into the game. No doubt some of those students could use a full alcohol detox, rather than the overnighters that just get you sober.

The students for whom the test is mandatory know who they are and are responsible for taking the test instead of finding a way to sneak into the game without it. If they attend the game without the test, they could be expelled from school.

Expulsion aside, some students think that even not being able to attend the game is too tough. “They’ve paid so much for their tickets and now they can’t have fun with everyone else,” complained one student.

But the idea that alcohol abuse and having fun go hand in hand is the exact problem the University is trying to handle.

If the kids who are drinking excessively could get through a complete alcohol detox and rehab, they would not only be able to attend the games, they’d probably do better in school and have a better life. Alcohol abuse ruins millions of lives and the younger you start, the better the chance you’ll have a lifelong problem. Why not stop it now, before too much is lost?

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