Binge Drinking and Drug Use in College
Today, campus life isn't what it used to be. Teenagers who left high school, honor roll students and all of their peers who are entering college, or students who have already entered college are at risk of succumbing to binge drinking and drug use. Some students may have been straight arrows in high school, while others may have already involved themselves in these activities, but nevertheless, this is a very real problem and not many schools realize its importance. Recently, I visited my girlfriend at Willamette University in Salem Oregon. Two days after I arrived was Tuesday and little to my knowledge this was "Tipsy Tuesday". As soon as classes were out, nearly everybody, (including myself) either headed to a Frat House or some other drunken social function. By
Others were drinking out of a beer bong, which is a device involving a long tube and a funnel, that enables you to drink multiple beers at once. There is no way to keep track of 18,000 students and what they're doing, but there has to be some way to keep them in check so it doesn't get out of control. Personally, I thought this was the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Teachers are ignorant if they think a student's appearance and attitude determines if they do drugs or not. Most schools offer alcohol classes of some kind, but they are optional if you are of age to drink. I'm talking about cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, psylocybe (Magic Mushrooms), heroin, painkillers and methamphetamine. Drugs are a serious problem also; I'm not talking about smoking a little pot. I think that campus officials need to step it up and at least take a little action on this behavior because they didn't at Willamette. about midnight I was shocked and somewhat frightened at what I saw. There are all sorts of bad things that happen in accompany to binge drinking including, sexual assault, assault, making bad decisions just to name a few. I thought to myself "are my eyes deceiving me?" Everywhere I looked there were hammered people; trashed girls crying, sitting on the paved pathways, and loaded guys falling all over the damn place! I'm not saying that I have never witnessed a human get drunk before, but in such large quantities? An ordinance in the town doesn't let police get involved unless necessary. While in this party at this frat house, I think it was Phi Delta Ki or something of that nature, the students were drinking HRD Vodka, which is the cheapest stuff you can get in Oregon.
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