College students who exercise regularly and strenuously are more likely to use drugs and alcohol. However, they are less likely to smoke, according to a new study published in the Journal of American College Health.

Researchers in northeast Florida studied 491 college freshmen and found that the frequent exercisers and athletes drank more often and were more likely to binge drink than those who exercised less often. These results were similar to another study by the National College Risk Behavior Survey.

The authors of the new study, Drs. Michelle Moore and Chudley Welch, are not sure if being part of a sports culture somehow promotes the usage of alcohol and drugs.

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