Most college students don’t spend their weeknights studying topics like drug abuse, alcohol poisoning, teen pregnancy and relationships — they just do their best to avoid them.

But there is no longer an excuse to elude thinking about the counterparts of sex because a new book, “The Dr. Drew and Adam Book: A Survival Guide to Life and Love,” can serve as the perfect study tool.

Have questions about some pain in a sensitive area? Wondering if that abusive relationship is worth sticking around for? Pondering that age old question of “How much of a good thing is too much?”

Chances are, the unlikely pair of Dr. Drew Pinsky and average guy Adam Carolla has the answers.

Many know these two from their widely popular MTV show “Loveline.” Before bringing their wisdom to the screen, the medical knowledge of Dr. Drew and the crass humor of Adam, were dispensed upon young minds via the radio waves.

Though still on the radio, impressively syndicated on stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, they decided to put their advice into the form of a book.

Why? Because, as Dr. Drew says, they wanted people to know that “Your actions do have consequences. We hope that people who read the book get that message loud and clear.”

Adam also aims to give people some hope with the book.

“You’re not doomed to spend the rest of your life acting out,” he says. “You can change your life — and I’m not talking about a nose job or a boob job. I’m talking about remaking your emotional life, creating a new you.”

“The Dr. Drew and Adam Book” often reads like a “Loveline” script, with the usual co-host banter and an occasional guest star’s input. The only thing missing (thank God) is that annoying chick who sits on the other couch and does nothing but laugh and flirt with the attractive male guests.

To fill in for what’s-her-face, are small “How to Help a Friend” segments and “Myth Busters,” which are tiny tidbits of information from Dr. Drew to you.

But sometimes it’s just a downright shame to miss out on some of the non-verbal humor “Loveline” provides.

The “just-shut-up-already” facial expressions aimed at Adam from Dr. Drew’s direction can’t be seen on paper.

While there are actual viewer questions printed in the book, sometimes the funniest part of the show is the way people sound when they ask questions.

“The Dr. Drew and Adam Book: A Survival Guide to Life and Love” isn’t a little out of the ballpark; it’s in a completely different stadium.

“Loveline” always proves to be a blast, and this convenient carry-along form is ingenious. But sometimes, what would be laugh-out-loud funny on MTV, slightly misses the mark in black and white.

3 stars out of five

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Kelsey Foutch is a sophomore in journalism and mass communication from Waterloo.