Hamilton College - Drug Scene

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The drug scene on campus is mostly weed and alcohol, with a handful of students using harder drugs. For the most part, drug use is limited to a recreational use and comparable to the scene at any other college or university across the country. However, the school has been trying to deal with a growing drinking problem. A small, rural, and snowy area are all contributing factors to a drinking scene that has put careless freshmen in the ER. Additionally, the absence of Greek houses in the presence of Greek life makes some students believe that drinking has become more dangerous. An alcohol coalition was created to deal with the problem, but a lot of students working with the coalition are also Greeks, and viewed by some as the worst abusers of alcohol. The use of other drugs isn’t as open of an issue on campus. A sizable portion of the student body has used weed, uses it occasionally, or uses it everyday. The campus co-op was closed down after Campus Safety found students had disabled their fire detectors in order to smoke in their rooms. Smoking pot is definitely an integral part of the party scene at Hamilton, and can often be smelled coming from dorm rooms or wooded areas of campus.

Harder drug use is limited to a small portion of students. Adderall and Ritalin are popular study drugs, and students are willing to pay the price. During finals and midterms, prices sky rocket, but demand remains steady. Cocaine and mushrooms are also used, but done in private and only within certain social circles. Hardcore drug use isn’t very visible to the general campus body, nor is there much peer pressure to experiment. Students found using drugs are generally punished by the campus Judicial Board, and usually sentenced to relocating to a substance-free dorm or asked to enroll in a rehab program.

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Students Speak Out

kingkouture says: Hamilton College 2012 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

What do you expect from a college... What do you expect from a college that basically provides us with alcohol? 12345 Drug Scene: December 17, 2008 Report

Anonymous says:

There is a fair amount of cocaine... There is a fair amount of cocaine use at Hamilton. Researchers have found that the average price of a gram of cocaine at Hamilton is equivalent to the national average of $60. An eightball doesn’t carry any bulk buyer’s discount, either. At Hamilton, cocaine is more expensive than marijuana, and generally thought to be more shady. Kids who blow coke at Hamilton generally do so behind locked doors. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Always a bag of weed to be had. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

There is a lot of drinking at... There is a lot of drinking at Hamilton, but I speak from experience when I say that you don’t have to drink here to have a good time. Also, people don’t really give you a hard time about not drinking, it is okay. There are some drugs on campus, but not in massive amounts. There are a lot of smokers on campus, but not in the buildings, which is really nice. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

I don’t think it’s any different... I don’t think it’s any different than any other school. You can find anything if you want it, but most people just drink, and some people smoke pot. 12345 Drug Scene Report

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