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Elite Investigative Journal
Campus Substance Abuse Growing Each Year, pg 11-12
©2014-2015 Press Enter Resolve, LLC
Campus Subtance Abuse
Growing Each Year
By Rober R Shryoc
Photo Courtesy of baths.topbudapest.org
Campuses around the globe have been known for the In 1993, over ive percent of students were using
continual inlux of substance abuse in students over illegal drugs other than that of marijuana. These drugs
the years; although, it continues to grow especially included, but were not limited to: heroin, cocaine, acid,
within the United States. For years, abusing alcohol and mushrooms. Within twelve years, the percentage
and drugs on a college/university campus has been has now increased to over eight percent of students
somewhat of a rite of passage or a statement of reported to be using these same illegal drugs, and more.
freedom. The effects of these rites and statements can
often be quite frightening. With respects to prescription drugs, Columbia students
reported in nineteen ninety-three, to only have less
Experimentation of drug use and abuse is starting than one percent using and/or abusing. Then, as of ten
younger and younger in children’s lives; a large years later, over three percent of students had been
amount of this experimentation can begin on a reported to be using prescription drugs as a hobby, on
college campus. Without the construction of parental weekends, and during party scenes. The most popularly
boundaries, teenagers and young adults in their abused prescription medications reported were Oxy and
early twenties continue to push the drug and alcohol Percocet.
limitations. These experiments with drugs and alcohol
may be the start of a long life of substance abuse and Although the number of students reported to drink
addiction if not caught in their early stages. alcohol during their campus experience has remained
in regular lux over the years, the amount of binge
Alcohol is deinitely seen to be the most popular of drinking students has increased incredibly. In 1993,
substances abused on campuses, although the rate only a little over nineteen percent of students reported
as which prescription drugs are being use, becomes to have had a binge drinking spree once or more in their
higher with each passing year. Marijuana, seen to college/university experience. Then, in two thousand
be the leading gateway drug of the nation, is also a and ive, over eighty percent of students were said to
substance that is becoming abused more with each have not only been binge drinking on a regular basis,
passing year. but some were included in arrests due to this drinking.
When a study was done at Columbia University for an Administrators, faculty and staff can only do so much
article on campus substance abuse and its relationship on campus, and parents are often miles away. Educating
to addiction, there were many informative reports young adults on the dangers of substance abuse is
recorded. Here are some of the highlighted facts important before they leave the nest. This will hopefully
regarding students and on-campus drug and alcohol leave a lasting impressing within them that they will
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Campus Substance Abuse Growing Each Year, pg 11-12
©2014-2015 Press Enter Resolve, LLC
Campus Subtance Abuse
Growing Each Year
By Rober R Shryoc
Photo Courtesy of baths.topbudapest.org
Campuses around the globe have been known for the In 1993, over ive percent of students were using
continual inlux of substance abuse in students over illegal drugs other than that of marijuana. These drugs
the years; although, it continues to grow especially included, but were not limited to: heroin, cocaine, acid,
within the United States. For years, abusing alcohol and mushrooms. Within twelve years, the percentage
and drugs on a college/university campus has been has now increased to over eight percent of students
somewhat of a rite of passage or a statement of reported to be using these same illegal drugs, and more.
freedom. The effects of these rites and statements can
often be quite frightening. With respects to prescription drugs, Columbia students
reported in nineteen ninety-three, to only have less
Experimentation of drug use and abuse is starting than one percent using and/or abusing. Then, as of ten
younger and younger in children’s lives; a large years later, over three percent of students had been
amount of this experimentation can begin on a reported to be using prescription drugs as a hobby, on
college campus. Without the construction of parental weekends, and during party scenes. The most popularly
boundaries, teenagers and young adults in their abused prescription medications reported were Oxy and
early twenties continue to push the drug and alcohol Percocet.
limitations. These experiments with drugs and alcohol
may be the start of a long life of substance abuse and Although the number of students reported to drink
addiction if not caught in their early stages. alcohol during their campus experience has remained
in regular lux over the years, the amount of binge
Alcohol is deinitely seen to be the most popular of drinking students has increased incredibly. In 1993,
substances abused on campuses, although the rate only a little over nineteen percent of students reported
as which prescription drugs are being use, becomes to have had a binge drinking spree once or more in their
higher with each passing year. Marijuana, seen to college/university experience. Then, in two thousand
be the leading gateway drug of the nation, is also a and ive, over eighty percent of students were said to
substance that is becoming abused more with each have not only been binge drinking on a regular basis,
passing year. but some were included in arrests due to this drinking.
When a study was done at Columbia University for an Administrators, faculty and staff can only do so much
article on campus substance abuse and its relationship on campus, and parents are often miles away. Educating
to addiction, there were many informative reports young adults on the dangers of substance abuse is
recorded. Here are some of the highlighted facts important before they leave the nest. This will hopefully
regarding students and on-campus drug and alcohol leave a lasting impressing within them that they will
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