College life is amazing. It's what most kids dream of and what teenagers cannot wait to live. There are so many opportunities and experiences that are handed to you the minute you step onto the campus, especially if you are residing there for some time. You make new friends, meet new people and you basically start a new life. At this point in your life you learn new things and take in so much new material including academics and street smarts that you are overwhelmed. Yet there is still a beauty and fun factor in college. Although college and its experience its enjoyable, there are some factors of college that can cause it to be "not so fun".
Most teens begin to drink and do drugs when they enter college because they are finally released from under the wing of their parents. On a college campus they are exposed to substances like marijuana and alcohol which can hinder their advancement in education if abused. A popular alcoholic beverage called Four Loko is classified as an energy drink and very popular on college campuses. This drink however is very dangerous and most users were not and still are not aware of it. This alcoholic energy drink is equivalent to two large cups of coffee and 5 beers. A mix of caffeine and alcohol is deadly and should be taken seriously but it usually isn't because users love the drunk and wide awake feeling. Some students have even almost lost their lives because of this beverage and they are still attracted to it because of its cheapness.
Regardless of the fun time you want to have in college, be aware of the things that can retain you and keep you there longer than you need to be or kick you out and have you miss out on the most important thing, your education. Enjoy college and be aware.
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/parenting-family/teen-ya/2010-11-10-alcoholic-energy-drinks_N.htm
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