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tabbycat31

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22. When I was at college

Reply to dballance (Reply #1)

Wed May 1, 2013, 01:28 PM

May 2013

I remember being on IM with my bf and all of a sudden my neighbor comes in and begs to use my phone (one line per room and her roommate was on the phone).

The high school student doing the weekend visit had to be rushed to the ER with alcohol poisoning.

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You have a college student and you learn he/she is using drugs; [View all] hedgehog May 2013 OP

Alcohol is far worse than pot dballance May 2013 #1

I agree. HappyMe May 2013 #4

pretty much Johonny May 2013 #14

When I was at college tabbycat31 May 2013 #22

I'm kinda ok with all three AngryAmish May 2013 #2

ADHD is generally treated with stimulants that are more or less hedgehog May 2013 #5

A friend of my daughter's buys Adderall from kids on campus. City Lights May 2013 #8

For me, it's a toss-up between this and excess drinking - hedgehog May 2013 #13

Yup, I agree. City Lights May 2013 #15

I can't believe the professor would give him extra time because he was up all night. JVS May 2013 #18

She couldn't believe it either and was disgusted by it. City Lights May 2013 #20

I knew someone back in the day who stayed up all night on speed studying Fumesucker May 2013 #9

My biggest worry would be if their school allowed students to carry guns. onehandle May 2013 #3

Binge drinking is.. one_voice May 2013 #6

Drinking by far drinking azurnoir May 2013 #7

The middle bc that's prescription drug abuse. Dash87 May 2013 #10

Meth & Heroine would really bother me La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #11

I would throw blow on that list mikeysnot May 2013 #27

Binge drinking combined with family history DevonRex May 2013 #12

drinking dembotoz May 2013 #16

Using powerful stimulants to study. JVS May 2013 #17

"ADHD drugs" = amphetamines Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #19

What is his/her current semester GPA jberryhill May 2013 #21

My son was 18, in high school and getting straight A's LeftInTX May 2013 #30

Addicts? jberryhill May 2013 #31

At the time, it was the glue, to be precise it was Scotchguard. LeftInTX May 2013 #33

If they used pot I'd only be mad if they didn't offer me a hit first. Initech May 2013 #23

All about context zipplewrath May 2013 #24

When my son headed to college a few years ago I stressed the "avoid alcohol" talk. logosoco May 2013 #25

Alcohol and speed, both can kill. bemildred May 2013 #26

Binge drinking turned me into a life-long alky... 4_TN_TITANS May 2013 #28

Best of luck Earth_First May 2013 #32

My son was huffing glue LeftInTX May 2013 #29