Drug Paraphernalia Among College Students

College students all around must make responsible decisions and smart choices. The moment you enter into a university is the moment where everything that you do will count and effect your future either positively or negatively. Whether the decision is to watch a movie or eat, party or study, every choice made while in college will be the passage way onto the future. Recent studies have shown that more and more college students by the year are taking drugs and drinking alcoholic beverages excessively. Almost all college campuses around the United States are currently in the position to ban all alcoholic beverages on campus and the use of drug paraphernalia.
The over consumption of both drinking and the use of drugs are both problems on campuses.

There are many effects and consequences of using these items that can jeopardize one’s life and career. When taking part in activities that coincide with drinking or drug use it puts a strain on academics, readiness, and alertness. These substances not only kill and drain brain cells but also put a toll on an individual’s life. This excessive drinking and partying will become a lifestyle and lead to worse habits such as addiction or even the disenrollment at the particular university that the student is attending.
Most individuals feel that taking part in the usage of these items are something that is supposed to be done as if tradition or ‘ok’ to take part. The average age a person enters college is approximately eighteen years old. At 18 college students are officially legal to smoke and since being away from home gives them the feeling of independence and freedom they tend to take this in the wrong way. Instead of living to the morals they were taught at home the students tend to do things their own way which can lead to dismissal, failure, or even worse death. There are many drugs substances that college students believe will help them pass or do better in their courses are actually slowing them down mentally and won’t help due to these prescription drugs being abused over a long period of time with the false assumption that it will help when actually it hurts.