al feelings of insecurity that arise from the students uncertainty of themselves. Substance abuse acts as a stress reducer through the beginning stages of college. The most common characteristic of a human being is the necessity to adapt to a given surrounding. This trait consists of both good and bad aspects. Certain adaptations are positive while others can be destructive. Many students enter college with extensive education on substance abuse. Unfortunately, these students receive a hands on lesson from peers that indicates using is inconsequential. Fraternity parties and dorm room gatherings overcome the students. Some of these students even disapprove of these social functions at first. However, they quickly become immune to the atmosphere. The end result is the participation of these once pure students in the conventional behavior. The facts and statistics are quickly forgotten and washed away.The students who do not adapt and choose to abstain are immediately labeled negatively. By choosing not to participate in the universal activity on campus, these students limit their social life. This is a tremendous sacrifice. College supposedly represents the best years a persons of life. No one wants to miss out due to being perceived as overwrought and uptight. For this reason, students compromise their high ethics and beliefs in order to belong. By relinquishing, they rid themselves of the undesirable depiction, and they become normal. These students end up joining right into the excitement and promptly show disregard for the beliefs that had previously held such importance.Other students begin with just a couple beers and move on to harder drugs. The same logic and reasoning that justifies drinking is incorporated into the decision to try drugs. More than not, students are under the influence of alcohol when experimenting with a drug for the first time. Once the initial defensive shields are let down the students m...
