Ohio Wesleyan University - Drug Scene

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Drugs are not highly visible but are easily available throughout the campus. The OWU drug scene would mostly be characterized by nothing more than hippies passing a marijuana joint around a circle, although harder drugs are present if you are seeking them out. The likelihood of running into drug usage on campus varies greatly with where you are. Students learn within their first two weeks at OWU where the drugs are prevalent and where they are not, and it is up to them to decide where and with whom they will be hanging out. Everyone loves caffeine to help them throughout their day, and this use is fed by the many coffee/cappuccino places scattered around campus. Alcohol can be found at most every social gathering at night, but there isn’t that much pressure to use it if you are against it.

If you come to Ohio Wesleyan with the expectation that you will never be exposed to students drinking or smoking pot, you are in for a surprise. This is not to say that you will be pressured to use either, as many people decide not to. Decisions to use alcohol and drugs will always be a part of life, as they will also be a part of college life at Ohio Wesleyan. One thing that is for certain is that the campus police and administration have no tolerance when it comes to the usage and abuse of the harder drugs on campus. Getting caught with alcohol is one thing, but harder drugs will easily cut short your stay at OWU.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

I would not characterize it as a... I would not characterize it as a scene but rather as a seedy underbelly of an otherwise vibrant campus culture. There are those on campus who do abuse drugs, but it is a behavior that is not engaged in by a majority of students and can be easily avoided. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

I know this will come as a huge... I know this will come as a huge shock to all you college applicants out there, but it is possible to get drugs just about anywhere. Ohio Wesleyan University is no exception to this rule, but it is relatively low-key here and has rarely gone beyond marijuana, to the best of my knowledge. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

If you’re not careful, it is... If you’re not careful, it is possible to walk into a party and find people snorting coke. And lots of people smoke pot. I believe that the drug scene on campus is not nearly as bad as most schools. There are the kids who do drugs, but that is a small percentage of the students. Every college has druggies, but Ohio Wesleyan only has a few. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Drugs are prevalent on campus—they... Drugs are prevalent on campus—they seem to be pretty easy to obtain, because there are people doing it pretty often. However, Public Safety is pretty vigilant about drugs—their possession and abuse. There are pretty strict penalties if you’re caught. 12345 Drug Scene Report

Anonymous says:

Weed is definitely present and... Weed is definitely present and used way too much on campus, but there doesn’t seem to be anything harder than that. 12345 Drug Scene Report

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