Arizona State University - Drug Scene

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College Prowler Take

As at many major universities, drugs are readily available and easily accessible. If you want them, you can get them. Marijuana is generally present at most off-campus parties and in the dorms. Harder drugs such as cocaine, mushrooms, ecstasy, and various painkillers are less visible but can be acquired with minimal effort. For those students who are into drugs, there are definitely connections being that the student population is so large. This is not to say that ASU is a campus fueled by drugs. Underage drinking and DUI arrests greatly overshadow illegal drug possession or consumption in Tempe. Many students have been known to over-party in terms of drinking because of the wild nightlife here. Still, students who are into hard drugs, or students that ruin their lives from drugs, at ASU are hard to find.

Unquestionably, the drug scene is not pressuring to students who do not choose to involve themselves in it. Typically, students don’t even come in contact with the drug scene at all. On the other hand, alcohol consumption is big here, and can greatly affect your education if you do not control it. The partying here can be awesome and is a great experience, but it must be kept within reason. “Work hard, play hard,” is a motto that should reverberate in every ASU student’s mind. The pressure to go out to bars and parties is a lot larger than the drug pressure. Still, most of the students here in the West are pretty laid-back and aren’t forceful to anyone in that area.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

You can get them if you want or... You can get them if you want or you can easily avoid them. Drugs at ASU are not overwhelming but are readily available. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Drugs are everywhere. I wouldn’t... Drugs are everywhere. I wouldn’t say it’s bigger here than anywhere else, but there are definitely people who have the goods if you want them. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

There are so many bars and cool... There are so many bars and cool places to go here; I think most people are just content with drinking. I don’t know a lot of people that do serious drugs. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Drinking and smoking pot are the... Drinking and smoking pot are the most popular drugs at ASU. I’ve met people that did other stuff like cocaine, or experimented with Ecstasy, but only a couple. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Out of the many people that go to... Out of the many people that go to this school, the drug culture isn’t that big at all. Drinking, on the other hand, is huge. We definitely like to party here, but illegal drugs are not really how we do it. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Did You Know?

In January of 2002, a 51-year-old professor in the Department of Plant Biology was arrested for manufacturing with intent to distribute large amounts of MDMA (ecstasy) out of an on-campus laboratory. The former professor was sentenced to 120 days in jail and five years probation for his role in an ecstasy ring that stretched from Idaho to California. Currently incarcerated, the professor has since resigned from his position at ASU. A billboard on the I-10 E near campus serves as an enduring reminder that “Meth Labs and Children Don’t Mix.”

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