If you think a University of Georgia-bound high school senior will have that first beer or cocktail in the Classic City, think again.
Chances are that incoming freshman has already downed a few.
A survey of 1,735 incoming freshmen during last summer's orientation found that 84 percent of them had previously consumed alcohol. What I found is that alcohol use starts well before college. Experts say it's difficult to know how honest people are on questionnaires, but Meyer's findings are in line with national statistics. While many respondents reported trying alcohol, only 33 percent had had some experience with illegal drugs. Of those students, 99.5 percent had also used alcohol.