College Happenings

Clearly, date rape is wrong, people shouldn’t do it. But, counting on other people’s sense of right and wrong isn’t going to keep you safe. Making smart choices will.

Alcohol is often a factor. If you’re going to drink, make choices that will protect you. Don’t get outrageously drunk around strangers or acquaintances and let your control slip. Friends of friends are exactly that – not your friends. Stick with your trusted group. Don’t ride or wander off alone with people you don’t know you can trust.

Dress for the occasion. If you are going to be drinking, and do drink too much, would you rather be stumbling around or passing out in a dress that may accidentally reveal things you’d rather keep private, or clothes that offer a bit of protection?

Understand that people don’t always get the message you think you are presenting. Nor do some particularly care, being self-absorbed and into what they want or what they can get. Think twice about a late night visit to a dorm room of a guy you don’t know well enough to trust in all circumstances.

It’s up to you to make the best choices for yourself and your safety. Don’t count on others to make the right decision and live in the world that is, not in the one that should be.

While we don’t recommend drugs at all, obviously, experimenting smartly can make the difference in how well you come through the experience. Use your brain; make smart choices.

Drugs in powder form can easily be adulterated. The average drug dealer is not about the experience the substance will provide, but the profit it will generate. Powdered drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, may contain other substances that can poison you, even kill you. Are you ready to bet your life on the integrity of the person looking to make a profit great enough to justify his business risks?

Many of the designer pills, Ecstasy, etc., are from powders that are compressed or put into capsules by the sellers. Thus, these too can still be adulterated. The same goes for the type of drugs that come from liquids, with doses absorbed into paper, like LSD. You don’t know what’s in it or how much is there. Kind of hard to make a smart choice of how much to take or if it is safe to take in such circumstances.

Make informed choices. Consider adulteration possibilities. Read up and learn about how much is too much. Know what to do if an emergency should arise. If you must experiment, try to choose the safest options and be in a safe place.