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This survey is of particular interest. It covers 15 million students entering college across the US. The study itself carries between 44-50 years of validity and reliability depending on the reporter.

The common expectation of "college" is one of relative freedom to imbibe when living away from parents. It is one of the myths of college that the institutions have tried to control. With the annual stories of a student drinking themselves to death, their liability is on the line. It seems that the problems of both alcohol and nicotine are showing steady declines.

This study allows a chance to identify both high school trends, e.g. how many students had a problem coming into college, and how the colleges maybe developing environments that do educate kids to the dangers. 15 million kids with at least that many peers to influence is a fairly strong social force.