Brown University - Drug Scene

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College Prowler Take

While you can guarantee some exposure to drugs, it is by no means a social prerequisite. There is enough to do at Brown and in Providence to stave off the boredom that makes the drug scene thrive at other less-entertaining schools. Brown students, like any college student body, look to drugs for both social and academic reasons. Many students drink and smoke cigarettes and pot casually. From there, the scenes are more obscure and are neither prominent nor hard to find. Students at Brown tend to view substance use as a luxury that can be enjoyed with personal responsibility. The effects that abuse will have on your work and the threat of University and police action if you get caught keep students using drugs sensibly on campus.

In the end, students are neither excluded nor included socially based purely on their drug habits, and Brown students exhibit the full spectrum of personal habits. The most important thing to remember is that most Brown students are responsible and goal-driven kids. Drug use is more a byproduct of college life than a main activity.

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Students Speak Out

BroCN says: Brown University 2016 Undecided

The drug scene is as expected.... The drug scene is as expected. People smoke pot, it's college. There's nothing out of the ordinary. 12345 Drug Scene: March 05, 2009 Report

esrice says: Brown University 2016 Computer and Information Sciences

Alcohol and cannabis are... Alcohol and cannabis are noticeably embedded in social life at Brown, but there are plenty of people who use neither, and I don't think they are usually put under pressure from their peers to do so. But in any case, you get used to having long intellectual conversations with high people pretty fast. 12345 Drug Scene: March 03, 2009 Report

BroER says: Brown University 2016 Undecided

Being a liberal campus and all,... Being a liberal campus and all, there are a lot of pot heads. 12345 Drug Scene: March 03, 2009 Report

jzee says: Brown University 2016 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Drinking is popular. Smoking isn't... Drinking is popular. Smoking isn't blatant, but you can smell it wafting out of people's rooms if you are in the right spot. 12345 Drug Scene: March 03, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

Pretty easy to do, pretty easy to... Pretty easy to do, pretty easy to get away with. 12345 Drug Scene Report

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