Taking up binge drinking in college: the influences of person, social group, and environment

College students who reported that they were exposed to "wet" environments were more likely to engage in binge drinking than were their peers without similar exposures, and finding held up in multivariate analyses that included variables describing person and social group characteristics.

Abstract

Binge drinking can either be acquired or avoided in college among students who report they did not binge drink in high school. Reducing college binge uptake may require efforts to limit access/availability, control cheap prices, and maximize substance free environments and associations.