Post by Logan on Jun 12, 2016 19:18:06 GMT -6
Exhausted, overwhelmed and trying to fit in, some college students get lost in drugs, legal and illegal
Lisa Weston saw the number of drug incidents in her building tick up each of her career as a hall director.
Weston was director of Coate Hall at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for four years and now is student services coordinator for residence life. Her experience is backed up by university data that show an increase in the number of drug referrals in the residence halls the past couple of years.
“We’re aware there are illegal drugs in the residence halls,” Weston said. “We are not so naive as to believe they don’t exist.”
The reasons students are turning to drugs — from marijuana to heroin, alcohol to prescription medication — are varied but include peer pressure and an attempt to cope with the stresses of college, work and social life. There are resources available to students struggling with substance abuse, but experts argue more can be done and that the community needs to root out the social stigma that can make it hard for people to seek help.
Read more: lacrossetribune.com/news/local/exhausted-overwhelmed-and-trying-to-fit-in-some-college-students/article_456957dc-a0c6-52e4-9f97-2140d38d0871.html
Lisa Weston saw the number of drug incidents in her building tick up each of her career as a hall director.
Weston was director of Coate Hall at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for four years and now is student services coordinator for residence life. Her experience is backed up by university data that show an increase in the number of drug referrals in the residence halls the past couple of years.
“We’re aware there are illegal drugs in the residence halls,” Weston said. “We are not so naive as to believe they don’t exist.”
The reasons students are turning to drugs — from marijuana to heroin, alcohol to prescription medication — are varied but include peer pressure and an attempt to cope with the stresses of college, work and social life. There are resources available to students struggling with substance abuse, but experts argue more can be done and that the community needs to root out the social stigma that can make it hard for people to seek help.
Read more: lacrossetribune.com/news/local/exhausted-overwhelmed-and-trying-to-fit-in-some-college-students/article_456957dc-a0c6-52e4-9f97-2140d38d0871.html