Northern Illinois University - Drug Scene

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College Prowler Take

Alcohol is the No. 1 drug of choice on campus, and it’s widely available to everyone, including minors. Many students drink heavily and would be considered alcoholics in any other environment. “Soft” drugs like marijuana are also quite prevalent and not hard to find if you know the right kind of people. Students make little attempt to hide these habits and often flaunt them. Thankfully, harder drugs like heroin and cocaine are not in wide use, and most students seem to understand the health risks associated with them. It’s not uncommon to smell weed on your dorm floor despite a ban on smoking, although maybe it’s just an honest mistake and the pot smokers didn’t understand the administration wasn’t just targeting tobacco cigarettes. Probably not, though, as there is a real disregard for the law and lack of respect for fellow students demonstrated by drug users on a continual basis. This being a college campus, peer pressure is a constant, yet passive presence in the lives of most students. Many a high-minded individual starts college looking down on those who waste their time and money on booze, only to be seduced by the fun and debauchery. Honestly, prepare for a sucky, isolated existence if you don’t drink at NIU.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Alcohol is by far the biggest... Alcohol is by far the biggest thing. Everybody drinks, and those who don’t are pressured to do so to a ridiculous degree. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Booze is supremely easy to get if... Booze is supremely easy to get if you are underage. Getting other stuff depends on who you know. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Stay away from drugs. I have too... Stay away from drugs. I have too many friends who’ve failed out or are barely sticking around because they tried it once and got hooked or wanted to look cool. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

I’ve seen a lot of people... I’ve seen a lot of people taking painkillers and tranquilizers lately. Pot obviously is very popular, although finding good stuff is pretty hard. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Weed was pretty prevalent at... Weed was pretty prevalent at parties, and it wasn’t unusual to get a whiff of the stuff walking around campus on occasion, particularly in the dorms. Mushrooms apparently aren’t that hard to get either. 12345 Drug Scene Report

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