College is a time to spread your wings, have new experiences, experiment, and get to know yourself better. The new-found freedom of college, along with the stress of juggling so much, may lead to risky behavior. It's important to know your limits and to recognize when you begin to exhibit a chronic behavior of going past these limits. Succeeding in school, as in life, is about making good choices. Its not about never making mistakes...but, rather, learning from them. The information in this chapter will help you understand the risks of substance use and abuse.
Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy
Smashed! The Many Meanings of Intoxication and Drunkenness
Is Anybody There? Memoir of a "Functional Alcoholic"
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