All college students are exposed to unprecedented levels of binge drinking and illicit drug use.
Early on, they are tempted to engage in these risky behaviors because substances are all around them.
Distracting from their studies and contributing to declining mental health, drug and alcohol use is inherently a major problem across college campuses in the United States.
One study from the American Addiction Centers found that almost half of all college students nationally displayed symptoms of at least one substance abuse disorder.
A 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey discovered the highest instances of the use of marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens, and MDMA to be among college-aged young adults.
Why are college students so likely to engage in binge drinking and drug use?
The answer may lie in turmoil experienced while adapting to a major life change and living in new circumstances.
Many college students travel a great distance to their colleges, and live without their families, in particular, older, more responsible adults, for the first time.
A desire to experiment is a natural inclination, as is the pressure to fit in and assimilate with new peers.
College students are also bridled with the double pressure of deadlines, challenging classes, and the novel responsibility to handle it all on their own. Many, unwisely, turn to the temporary escape offered by drugs and alcohol.
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