Does Marist have a drug and alcohol abuse problem?
Among 4,200 undergraduate students, there are certainly those with personal problems including the misuse of alcohol and use of illegal drugs. At the same time, there are large groups of students who spend time organizing alcohol and drug awareness programs to educate the Marist community about the dangers substance abuse poses. There are also hundreds of meetings and activities every week that don’t involve the use of alcohol or other drugs…plays, concerts, speakers, sports, dance classes, great restaurants, hiking…so students have plenty of substance-free options of things to do. The decision to drink or use any other drug belongs to the individual, and how well that individual is prepared to make the decision is in part a reflection of experience in high school and appropriate parental guidance.
