College life

In college , the temptation to drink and use drugs are really high. In the article " College drug use, binge drinker" is states that college students have higher rates of alcohol and drug addiction than the general public. I believe that this is true because most students want to fit in with their peers. I know some kids who feel like if they don't party and drink or use drugs , then they won't be accepted or have friends. I feel that kids drink and use drugs as an escape of their problems going on in school. If someone has a midterm paper due and they are really stressed out , one night just drink a bunch of alcohol and black out so you won't have to think about your paper that is due in a couple days. Or, if you are studying for a final and you find it hard to stay awake or pay attention , pop some pills so you are able to cram all that information in. Even though most students have been exposed to these things while in high school but now in college there is a more population of people who do it. In high school , you would generally hang out with people who like to do the same thing as you and that's it. But now in college there are over thousands of people who enjoy doing the same thing as you and more so you are opened to new things. I just believe that if students are going to become alcohol and drug users , then they should be able to do it responsibly. If you can't then i don’t think you should be doing the things that you do. But for the people who don’t part take in activities as such , I don’t think they should feel like they have to because by doing so they aren’t considered as a part of another statistic.