College is a place where you get to meet a variety of people, get exposed to an assortment of cultures and lifestyles. It most certainly ranks among, if not, the BEST years of your life. Also, for one too many, college has traditionally been the birthplace of the habits of smoking, drinking and drug abuse. Being a normal college guy myself, I too have friends, including some of my dearest, who have taken to these ‘recreational’ activities. Yet I choose to abstain. A look at the reasons..