“…This might be explained by various aspects: Substance use acts as a coping strategy for the high performance requirements during college and college students tend to practise neuroenhancement (Franke et al, 2011;Eickenhorst et al, 2012;Dietz et al, 2013;Maier et al, 2013;Hildt et al, 2014;Farnir et al, 2017) nd to be sensitive to peer influence (Wechsler et al, 1997;Eisenberg et al, 2014;Suerken et al, 2014;Kendler et al, 2015). In addition, college students show higher levels of IQ and curiosity for new experiences than the average population, which itself might contribute to the high rates of substance use within this specific group (Simons et al, 2005;Ayvasik & Sumer, 2010;White & Batty, 2012;Hallock et al, 2013).…”