<p>Heard this on the radio:</p>
<p>Death</a> on campus stuns Reed - OregonLive.com</p>
<p>And only a few days after a USC student ODed.</p>
<p>that is a shame, but imo nobody is criminally responsible for the death. Unless someone forced them to take the drug against their will. Illegal to sell drugs, not illegal to od.</p>
<p>This is just sad wherever it happens--and it could happen anywhere.</p>
<p>"that is a shame, but imo nobody is criminally responsible for the death."</p>
<p>Depends. Operating a criminal premises.... If the college knows (as it obviously does through its surveys) that criminal behavior takes place on its premises and does not take steps to stop it, they could be charged with criminal negligence. Not likely, of course, but it is within the realm of possibility.</p>
<p>(They will certainly be sued civilly - and, as in all such cases, it will be settled out of court by the college's insurer for a hefty settlement, and we will never hear about it.)</p>
<p>Do current Reed students see heroin use as common in the dorms? As a parent, I find this article sad and very troubling.</p>
<p>I can't speak for "Reed students" as a whole. Like everywhere else, each is an individual. But certainly the Reedies I've heard from are shocked and devastated that a fellow student ODed on heroin. Granted, my experience is mostly from sub-free housing, but even those students do get out and about a bit. Recreational drugs might be winked at, but heroin is on another level altogether.</p>
<p>I have a friend who's a freshman at Reed, and he says that the drug culture is mostly alcohol and marijuana. From the things he told me, heroin is definitely not common at Reed by any means.</p>
<p>heroin shouldn't be common anywhere. marijuana and alcohol are the only acceptable college drugs imo. get those powders and liquids the hell out of here.</p>