{"id":89692,"date":"2018-09-27T09:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T07:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=89692"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:06","slug":"even-snuiven-in-de-skihut-drugs-populair-onder-studenten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/27\/even-snuiven-in-de-skihut-drugs-populair-onder-studenten\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick snort at the pub: students take a lot of drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although young adults are serious about their nutrition, smoking and climate change, they do not always consider drugs to be harmful. EM spoke to three students who take drugs. \u201cI think I use cocaine about once every two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From these interviews with students it is already clear that drug use among students is quite normal. EM<\/em> would like to know more precisely; which substances do students use and how often? Are you curious about this as well? You can help us find out by filling in the EM drug survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

Joris, age 20 <\/h2>

\u201cI use drugs very regularly. Generally about three times a week. The drugs I take are XTC, MDMA, cocaine, speed and ketamine. I snort drugs and take pills when I\u2019m partying, but every once in a while I\u2019ll take them at home, too, with friends. I\u2019ll often take ketamine on my own because it gives you wonderful dreams. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m addicted. I do often have drugs in the house, and sometimes I\u2019ll sell them to friends. I\u2019m in touch with several dealers who get me the stuff. I pay for it with my student loan and the money my parents give me. I don\u2019t think the drugs necessarily affect my academic performance. I\u2019m resitting some exams this year, but that has nothing to do with the drugs I take, and everything with [my lack of] discipline and motivation. In addition, I\u2019m a member of a student society, which takes up a lot of my time. People regularly take hard drugs at my society, which makes it all the more normal and easier to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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