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In response to "16% tried drugs? what percent are pathological liars? -- nm" by loosilu

tried those drugs. here's the rest:

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) May 28 '13, 14:32

38 percent of students have tried marijuana, and 3 percent use it more than twice a week. Of marijuana users, 44 percent started at Harvard; the rest started before college.

Almost a quarter of the class uses tobacco at least occasionally, with about 40 percent of users having started at college.

16 percent of the class has tried at least one of cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD, and other illicit substances. Very large majorities of those who have used these drugs first tried them after starting college.

9 percent of the class has used drugs like Adderall and Ritalin, which are prescribed for attention deficit disorders but often abused by students who hope the pills will help them focus on their studies.

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38% for pot? That seems very low to me. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 14:33
those numbers just all sound low. maybe kids today are cleaner. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 14:33 5
- I suggest kids who attend Harvard have a higher chance of growing up sheltered than the general population -- nm - con_carne May 28, 14:44 1
  - I'm not so sure about that. Boarding schools have plenty of drugs. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 14:44
- Or they don't want to admit that they're doing those things. - Krusty May 28, 14:42 2
  - see my first post ^^^^^ -- nm - loosilu May 28, 14:44 1
    - Oops. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 28, 14:51

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