Colorado College - Drug Scene

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College Prowler Take

The feelings are mixed about the drug scene at CC. While some students wholeheartedly believe that “you can’t be an alcoholic until after you graduate,” CC students sometimes demonstrate patterns of problem drinking, including binge drinking and drinking heavily on class nights. At the same time, most students confine their drinking to the weekends, and then to under five drinks. A large group of CC students never use drugs other than alcohol, and many say that they’re not even remotely interested in trying them. Unlike at some colleges, “No” does mean “No” at CC. This doesn’t mean, however, that drug use is “low,” even relative to other college campuses.

After alcohol, the drug of choice seems to be pot. Marijuana is a hugely popular drug, used frequently in residence halls in the early afternoon hours. Students can buy pot without any problems, and lax enforcement of drug policies makes it an even more attractive option. Harder drugs, such as cocaine, are no harder to come by, but are far less visible on the campus.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

I plead the fifth. Just know that... I plead the fifth. Just know that if you know something, I was not a part of it. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

I know that underage drinking and... I know that underage drinking and pot smoking are big on campus, but I’ve never been exposed to some of the harder stuff that kids are always talking about. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

A huge percentage of students... A huge percentage of students smoke pot. Other than that, there’s basically an ‘any drug, any time’ policy on and around campus. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Drugs, of course, do exist. They... Drugs, of course, do exist. They aren’t everywhere though, and any student can avoid them if he or she wants to. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

There are groups of people that do... There are groups of people that do lines at every opportunity, but more often it’s just people who have recreationally experimented with every drug in the book. 12345 Drug Scene Report

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