Marijuana Reflection

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer discusses that the college years are a period of development, which means that students are likely to participate and escalate their use of highly risky substances. The writer notes that students may then find that these substances from their college years have bad effects on their lives into their post-college years. The paper states that the writer is prepared for the temptations that smoking marijuana might present as the writer goes through college and will not be easily swayed by the lures of friendship and camaraderie that participating in such behavior might afford. The writer can see the dangers and risks that it would expose and is not willing to risk a good education for something as dangerous as illicit drug use.

From the Paper:

"There are some programs in place in colleges designed to help students in drug prevention, though there have been only a few studies done on the population that is helped by these programs. On the other hand, there have been many studies on alcohol prevention, which has been researched extensively. Many helpful programs are designed for the drinking student, with various theories and methods for intervention, which could also be used for drug prevention and treatment in other populations, such as school-based prevention, adolescent and adult drug treatment. These could be used on college campuses, but are not because of several factors."
"Alcohol is the drug of choice among most college students, particularly those 18-25 years of age. More than half of all college students or young adults have tried an illegal drug at least once in their lifetime by this age. Experimentation increases during the college years, particularly for those enrolled full time. Most individuals between 18 and 25 graduate from high school and attend some sort of post-secondary school, such as a junior college, a trade school, a college or university."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fenzel, L. Mickey. "Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Drinking-Related Problems among College Students." Journal of College Students Development, Vol. 46, 2, March/Apr 2005.
• Larimer, Mary, Kilmer, Jason and Lee, Christine. "College Student Drug Prevention: A Review of Individually Oriented Prevention Strategies." Journal of Drug Issues, Spring 2005. <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3733/is_200504/ai_n14681915>.
• Rumstein, Regina. Marijuana: College Students' Expectations. March, 1978. Non-Journal Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (49th, Washington, D.C., March 29-April 1, 1978). <http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED165065&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&objectId=0900000b8010b16e>.
• Rumstein, Regina. "Marijuana: College Students' Expectations." Journal of College Student Personnel, v21 n2 p135-40 Mar 1980. <http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ220962&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&objectId=0900000b800abb0b>.
• "Follow-up from the Sept. 28, 2004 Audio Conference on Marijuana on Campus." Special Report, Higher Education Center. Nov 2004. <http://www.higheredcenter.org/drugs/marijuana-report.pdf>.

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