@article{ref1,
title="If everyone is doing it, it must be safe: college students' development of attitudes toward poly-substance use",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2019",
author="Willis, Erin and Adams, Robyn and Keene, Justin",
volume="54",
number="11",
pages="1886-1893",
abstract="<i>Background</i>: While binge drinking on college campuses has been a topic of concern for decades, especially among fraternity and sorority members, recreational drug use is on the rise and mixing alcohol and drugs is now more of a concern than ever. <i>Objective</i>: Social learning theory was used as a framework for understanding how students develop attitudes regarding the possible risks and rewards of various behaviors such as binge drinking and drug use. <i>Method</i>: This research reports the results of 13 focus group discussions with 63 college students. A thematic approach was used and revealed several themes: participating in college culture, experimenting is expected, ignoring risk-taking, and resisting peer pressure. <i>Findings</i>: Participants felt as if it was expected that college students would experiment with alcohol and drugs, and that it was just &quot;part of going away to college.&quot; Students reported ignoring the known risks of mixing alcohol and drugs use despite prior education efforts. <i>Conclusions</i>: The findings of this study suggest that alcohol and drug use on college campuses is, at least in part, driven by a perception of college culture and a poor balancing of the risks and rewards associated with these behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2019.1618334",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1618334"
}