“Any major college or university that seys it doesn’t exist isn’t telling the truth
** —Ll. Jack i (jiidlrv, Florida Stati
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DELTA UPSILON
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Police arrested 14 students In a drug raid In March 1991 at the U . of Virginia s fraternity row
\i>rnr namrx haiv htrn (htingrii <>t unthhrld at thr
rrtfur\l .>/ thr mdivuiualx
Attain rcmrmlH'n thr happt
ticsv ihr kaleidost optt
swills. 111<- sensation ol tteing
a pa» t <>t r\ r i n t lung |rn
i rnirmbn % ihr roisri \ ,
heaving toi seven limm
into a toilet bo vs I she
lielievrd would t\»l hri alive
lhev air no! ttic mlr \**i tan tins In- mlrt!
out
\hnoM percent »*t all college students
have taken I Si), and out* in tun students vsill
take some kind ol illegal drug Indore giadua
turn |en, a jimit»i at Mu higan State l has
dioptied at ul live limes \dam. a student at the
St.*t«- l u| Ne\t \ oik Stum Kn*»k has done it
dozens tit tunes Statistit allv I Ml.tHMI students
leading this t an lelate t<* using at id M hethei
thug use staits out at a parts oi eutls up rrplai
ing htmks. tt has become a prevalent part o|
htghri rehie a tie>n
josh kn<m* that .ill too wril \s .1 puiieu at
M11 hit;.in State l . he* has used maii|tiana I M>
and <*t stasv a mclhamphrtamiiic that pur
dtu e*s a stair ot rtiphot i.t \s a drain \\h<> rat ns
an avrt a^r o! $-00 to a week. it s his joh to
km >w thr mat krt
"1 sell most In \%rrd and at id." hr >a\s
Mmth I do it tot th<- merlin It’s v;»>od, and
it's irlativrlv sale It s simplv supplv and
demand IVopIt* want it It thr\ won t grt it
hum mr. thn II grt it hum soiucwhrtr rise It 1
1 an do a srmir. nsIin shouldn't I make* some*
m< »nr\
I he* mat krt tot he*a\ in dt ugs like t ot ante
ami hrtoin is too dangrmus anti too si aie 1
josh sa> s " ( 1 lie* |>olu 1* j 1 e*alls tn to go altc*i the*
tolks selling thr hateirt stutl But thr\ mosth
lrau* al<>nr wrrd anei ae i<! tolks. unle ss thr\ ir
olnious (>nh stupid drains grt hustrei
Se unrtimrs
l he* l «»t Yiiguua's hairmitv row was thr site*
ot a massive* ell ug 1 aid in Mate h 1001 Foils
M \cn friirtal. st.itr and countv n.iitnliis agents
taided thict liatrmitirs « bulging l I students
with }x isvrssK »n an<l intent to distribute ei stasv.
marijuana amphetamines. I SI) ami ok ame
Stu rt value of all the drugs was estimated to 1h
less than VaK>
But the national mrdia attention that tins
opri.ition hiought to \ ni'im.i pmmpted a
lengthv debate about ding testing and sub
stain v abuse «»n t ampus
1 he laid made its jHiitit Dings wrtc not just a
thing of tin- t»(K and 70s Mthough tin* limn
Ih is mav in- dec teasing, college students still
ate- smiling smoking and swallowing mind
aheting substain es in itlativelv large amounts
"It diK-s exist, no doubt alxiut it sa\s I t |.n k
11 audio ot Honda State l s t am pus hut r
\11\ majoi college or umveiMtv that savs it
diK-sn t exist ist» t telling the tiulh
Hi * »<»k« a student at Boston l savs then is
an easih at t * -ssible netvsoi k through vs hit h stu
dents c an ptotuir vit iuallv am tv pe of mind*
aheting drug i Valets on hei < ampus alHiund.
she savs llirie ait defintteh enough <It aleis
to Mipplv JU.im mi kids with vs hat thrv vs ant
Steve, a sophomore at the l ol ( ahloima
Davis, vs.ts mu of these* piosideis \s a legulai
usei ot at id. iw>t, niushiooms and tutious as
vseil as < lank and t tx ame. Steve supjwu ted tin
habits of others m oidei to supjxMt his own "I
dealt Vs halevri I vs.ts using at the lime " he savs
"It was a wav of making if pav hu itseli
\iui |m>ln e ln*|K* dealers like Steve and Josh
will provide the in with what thev want as well
Most major uiuveiMties have voung undeit ovn
ofliteis who jwM as students and move alxiut
the < ampus |(M»king foi a lavs enforcement fix
l nti( ltovei jm>Iite oltitris at the l of Rhode
Island found more than a fix last Doemliei
I he 1 lit la ( hi fiatemitv was banned linin t am
pus aftei tin piesulent. Mu hael Ragosta. was
< baiged vsitli tleliveimg marijuana Ragosta
allegedlv sohl a total of '» ountes of manjuatia
on live till lei rut occasions to undeit ovei ofli
teis (>thei membeis of the house* were appai
mth t ogm/ani of the ding dealing
it rv.iti ■swrnson. an omc ei .in iHinatio i s
ixiltt r tiepai tment. vis* mans students <onir to
< .mums with |ii|h- lines .11>«I » onnet tmns Most
students maintain dm^ 4 onnet Cions from thru
hometown I «»light this 1 lightol m.u 1 juana .inti
14h .line 11114> thru tn 1 mm, ( 4»it>i.icin’* |x>11< r
woik wit)i nnghlx u mg unisersitie* and jxdur
|4» slop tin* tlur.it .it Ms v mu r
Sometimes tiiat s not sii eass \i tiir l 4»|
Kansas, olfit ri Buttlel Wrlsh visa most signs «>t
nan tit 14 s air underground
Students 1I011 l adsrrlise thru iiabils, hut
thr\ have tiinn \Nrlsii sa\s jwilur usuailv ills
lover maii|uana. pipes 01 tot amr as pail ol
11 >1111 nr 11 at lit stops I hr lew tips thr\ do gel
4 omr hum jiroplr tinning in thru loommatrs
Besides the plants and vslutr |M»wdn. polite
irpoit imisiiiiMiins iiMiiprting t«>1 populaiitN
with a trends resurgent r nt 1 Si) and ec stas\
iku k in the sesrntirs. the* writ vising student.*
did it for a mind altering e\|>ei iem rWelsh
vis* “ 11 kI.is tiles ill»it tret a use it * c iirap
Miiooming is quite populai among students
not onls loi rtonomii leasons. hut also
In iansr the* consider it a natmal lugii Brooke
vns fin r\|H ilent es ssitii sinooms was intrnse
"It was phenomenal.'' slie viss
She lias less flattering irteiials lor 1 si).
By Bill Frischling and Jeff L. Kart, The State News, Michigan State U.
whit h she* tiled foi tin* first time* at the age of
1 > II was thr vm»im expei ic* tti e«»t im I lie \ci
th.it nightmare did not drtet lltooke from gi\
mg 1 SI) auothei < ham e while at Boston l
1 hat <*\|x*t lene e she vavs, was "a gtral hit
I his disc lepane v hr tween the tups is testion
siblc lot the \ at ie«l t ejxutson I Si) Bee auv < >f
the recent te surgenc e of these hallue inogens.
most students ate unawate of the jxivsible side
effects I >i Hems Abiahain of St I it/alx th s
Hospital in Boston has studied the effec ts of
drills on the- neivous svstem lot 2H \eats 1 Ic*
vavs taking 1 s!) is “like plaving Russian
roulette with voui brains
“ 1 aking I Si) is difleirnt lot difleirnt |>eo
ple. he sa\s Some people svseai bv it. some
sweai at it Some lake it and sav it s a pat t\, hut
otheis < an take it and develop a series of life
l«»ng disabilities
It a ptlson is susceptible to | Si) s advetse
effec ts and then is no wav to e hn k lot Mis
c eptihilitv —even one had trip c ould lead to
v tsual c list urbane rs and rmc hotic divot dt* is in
It nus take tiiinm.i) » haigrs to reform some
drug usets. lull mmt students ate undaunted
bv ihr thrr.it «»f .mrst IVrhatw it is south hut
the i oiifuirtur that the\ vwtil not grti aught and
the* tlippunt attitude* towatd the law petsists
Brooke* sa\s she ne\ei worried about attest
while undei the million r ol hall in mogetin v
‘ I he\ ( .in t prose that Von le hit ked tip
She is moie < at etui about iiianjuana You
*7n general, it seems that social
norms are changing in relation
to drugs.**
— Patrick lPhial ley, researcher
tan alv\ as s get busied 1111 weed a bag
pa|>erv l*»wl diet r is alwass residue
I sen this soft ot dtug etlcjuelte hasn't
(let teased substantialls the juesaleme •»!
dtugs I he numbers, though det lining
Somi brltrvr thrsr dt't M Msrv hoWrvrt
slight. tr{»fc Nt iil .» i hangr in sth irt.il at i rj>
• .tin t t >{ ill it it dnig 1 ,vr I hough < ollrgr . i m
}hi« n li adtttonalh havr U ( n (hr last bastions
loi lihri.iliMn (hr ding wat fin.iltv ittav havr
lull .*n dirt f on student attitudes
In grnri.il it wrim that so< ul uoum an
i hang trig in (datum to ill ugs," saw I'atiuk
t > Mall* \ a 11 m in h s« iriiiim at Mi. htg.iti h
in Ik <« »ming Irss 1 >1 ,1 thing to do It irat hrd a
peak in thr railv righllrs and is tm tltr
[tit t Imr)
1 hr tlrt hut . an hr aUiihutrd to 11 it teased
rdut ation and t hanging attitndrs toward
dings n.ivn lieiuv Wrthslri a leetuiri at
I lat \ at d l who has studirt! nattoitts use
1 hat j»rn nvrd 1 isk t tun ri rung <11 ugs has
drt 1 rasrd populai ttv aim mg t»illtgr students
loin, a jiinnn at Northern \il/ona l
sttipjw d using thugs aftri hr saw an old room
matr tn t ot a 1 Hr and dmn out ot st lu ml two
• lass late 1 altri b< < ommg addit trd
I hr wav I see it their s a definite lint' that s
Trends in drug use
hiah school. Piaures are in Dercents which
reflect who used in the
last 12 months. J
1reakdoMk^l_
DRUG1981 1991
Marijuana 51.3 26.2
i Inhalants 2.5 3.5
i Hallucinogens 7.0 6.3
LSD 4.6 5.1
Cocaine 16.0 3.6
Crack NA 0.5
MDMA (Ecstasy) NA 0.9
Heroin 0.2 0.1
Source: U. of Michigan Institute (or Social
Research
.1 [h i viii n lilt- \hraham sat'
Brenda. .1 wniot .11 the l <»t (alilornia. I o'
\ llgl le'. smokes |M >1 (Hl.lMOII.dlt "Im .HIM- I
h.nr .1 fine- time with weed “ Hut she Men s 1 le.ii
nl tiaidrr dt ugx ln-i .him- ul the t onvijiieiu es
Mind alteitug ding' .ue .1 tiling; ul the paM
Ini Brooke lot that ten vmie te.ivin She h.i>
d.ihhled ill virtuallt even t\pc of 1II11 it drug,
mi hiding 1 Ml, mcM.ilme imishiiiiimt and
cocaine. Iliiite davs are met "It s like Russian
roulette, a great high 01 tou die," die \a\v
echoing \braham. "It's not wonh the risk
Hut drug'. 111 whatever form. continue to
taint tin- txiliie hlmtei' I’enn'vltania State I
mtesligatoi Ron Sihielllet tats cocaine use
has diop|H il oil in the pact lew teat' \t one
time it w.i' more ptetalent and lev' rx|x-nsite
th.111 matijuanaon his nut
"Ue hate group' that think theie's nothing
wrong with it." he '.it' "But onee we 1 ateh
them and they go through the legal "Mem.
they mat 1 lunge then minds
remain high, and |x*opl«* !tk« Brooke*. |c*n and
\d.»m art* >UII Madstii s on ihe l of Mu higau's
ImiiiuU* toi S** ul Re-seaith annual on
naiinuwtdr drug use Ihe* IWl *hov\\
“There are defin\tely enough
dealers to supply 20,000 bids
with what they want."
— Hrooke, a user
use ul .ill dings has <11• >|>|>< < 1 11■ 11111)4 (hr Iasi
less scals <)nl\ I S|) use has slaved (onstanl
and, m vmir uir\, iiurr.i«-il Man}iian.i use.
mi (lie mhri hand, remains (he most |»i|>nlai
illegal pastime In IWI. Hi 1 perreril ul rot
lege students admitted lo Hung marijuana
1 lie same smses rrsealed dial ‘.Mr percent had
med I -SI), 9 I |H-(< enl dahhled in < ih aide and
2 pelt eni had used e« siass
crossed lietwren p«*t anil rvttvthing else,’ hr
savs I haven l smoked |k»i m almost .» \eai |
sii >p|xd Ik’< .him- k wasn i .1 new e\f>ei letu e loi
mr am mor e
1 01 Mime, it is sitnplv flit* new expel letn e
the\ aie seeking Mam ma\ find themselves
unable to gel enough ol that expelletic 1 oth
( is will dislike the effect* clings have on them
Whalevei the* impetus to uv’dings 01 the out
come ol experimentation, the fa< t lemains
that < ollege students < ontinoe to do them
"Kids aie s|M*nding then parents’ mone\ get
ting high It s not woi th it," HnMike sass “Until
sou want it, you can get it "
Sometimes esen those who do get it dec ide
it s not lealh for them "I used so often and so
mm h that it lost its no\elt\ ~ Ste\e sa\s I just
figured it was time to get serious about
school." a
Jttutn S nrll. ( o) ( ah joint a, Hnkrlrs, ton
tnlmlrH to Oils artuU