Cocaine use is down, but alcohol is still being abused by young adults

NPR | By Brian Mann

Published August 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT

A drug bust involving an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State has drawn attention to drug use on college campuses, but the research shows the big risk to students is alcohol.

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