Word: alcoholisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brown officials say that they have just conducted a campus-wide survey on drug use, but refuse to release specific numbers. Toby Simons, director of health education, says that alcohol was the most abused substance, but that students also reported using marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy...
...problem seems more acute at Brown. While Harvard's University Health Services reports few incidents of chemical abuse, doctors at Brown's clinic see about four to six cases of alcohol abuse per weekend and a couple of cases of drug use per month. "I think students are a little bit more paranoid about being caught with drugs," Simons says...
Brown University has had a dean for chemical dependency for about 10 years. His job: to discuss students' drug and alcohol habits with them. To supplement his work, Brown has created a special office which deals exclusively with education about alcohol and drugs...
...then there's the good side. Although Harvard's new policy on undergraduate drinking is substantially stricter than previous rules, it is still among the most liberal policies around. House committee officers--not policemen or administrators--check identification at house parties, and unlike many colleges, where policemen confiscate alcohol belonging to underage drinkers, Harvard considers private parties to be just that...
...federal government may be hell-bent on preventing people under 21 from consuming alcohol, but Harvard isn't jumping on the bandwagon. College administrators say they designed the alcohol policy because they had to bring Harvard into compliance with the law, not because they had an overwhelming desire to cut down on undergraduate drinking. And officials call the policy a success, despite the fact that the campus is not notably drier...