In an environment with easy access to alcohol and encouragement from peers, it isn't surprising that most college students consume alcohol on a regular basis. Many students that consume alcohol in college partake in binge drinking, which is defined as the consumption of four or five drinks in a two-hour period, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Some people, including Dr. Steven Sussman, say that college drinking has a lot to do with the environment that students are in. Students are free from their parents for the first time in their life, and for many students it feels like everyone around them is doing it. "At any given time, if you wanted to go out and get tanked, it wouldn't be hard for you to do," said Sussman.
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