TPII:  Big issue here, and as we've both implied, it goes way, way beyond college athletes.  There are no easy answers....only very hard ones.  Addicted persons simply must change their lives in order to "change their lives."  That sounds circular and trite, but in fact its the central theme of recovery....and it's not easy.  The path to recovery is a tough one.  It involves a lot of hard work by the individual and a lot of support from others....both elements are needed.

I've often said and I repeat "I've never met a person who is a nicer person drunk than sober.  I've never met a person whose judgment and character improved with intoxication."  Getting intoxicated means, virtually without exception, getting "stupid."  
Mr. Carrington is "high profile" and we read of his issues.  Right here in "river city" there are dozens other stories just like his that we don't read of.  ......a sad, sad waste... regards, Gary Crum