University students consume alcohol for different reasons, some students go to university with entrenched drinking habits and the university environment tends to become an issue. A number of students become easily influenced hence we find quite a huge amount of students engaging alcohol. Students in university tend to drink alcohol for several reasons, below are 5 of those reasons;
- Peer pressure
As young people we suffer from many factors that we end up being influenced to consuming alcohol, these factors include sense of belonging, low self-esteem, and fear of rejection etc.
- Age
At university most students are at their youth years and this has an influence mostly why students drink alcohol. Youth loves having fun and the definition of a good time to youth is having beverages at their disposal.
- Being free
Most students it’s actually their 1st time being away from home and this means freedom and the ability to do whatever pleases them. This has an impact on the decision they make on drinking alcohol as they are aware there are no barriers.
- Boredom
When one becomes bored, not everyone is able to make plans and seek out enjoyable adventures. Boredom may cause some students to associate with other bored students who persuade them that consuming alcohol is a fun way to pass the time.
- Stress relief
Students are under a lot of pressure and they are expected to maintain good grades, juggle between work and school, peer pressure, workloads given by lecturers, and as well as self-pressure. These are some reasons that lead students to choose drinking alcohol.
