More and More College Students Use Drugs and Go to Raves
Abstract
The growing utility of illegal drugs and raves attendance by most students has raised a major concern mainly because of the development of low performance, high level of in toxicity as well as mortality. There is more evidence that supports that there is a rise in the number of students who are going to rave and consuming drugs which are influenced by availability. Courses presents so much pressure to the students thus influencing the student’s ability to handle school and personal matters. In order to get rid of the pressure, students prefer to engage in drugs and get attainment from raves.
Observation and Models
Observation
Recently the percentage of students attending raves and consuming illegal drugs is on the rise. The most commonly utilized drugs include ecstasy, Adderall, and marijuana. This event and activities are now utilized by students as a mode of dealing with stress that is subjected to course work. There is a growing need of studying more in order to gain adequate skills and knowledge (NYU, 2015). However, this concept is rarely embraced by students as it is viewed as a form of punishment. In addition course, work is currently characterized by complex and numerous materials which require more effort. This tendency has been associated with a low performance that is demonstrated by most students. This is because the consumption of illegal drugs alters the judgment and intellectual capability of the students. The rise of this issue is mainly influenced by peer pressure which is the need for the individuals to fit in the different peer groups, family structures as well as course pressure (NYU, 2015).
Models
College education is characterized by complexity and pressure. College students, therefore, have so much pressure from course work so they need to find a way to reduce their pressure. Due to the development modernization, the better way of reducing the coursework pressure is to achieve through illegal drugs use and raving. Illegal substances can reduce a lot of their pressure and make them feel happy when it is hitting. Therefore, there is more and more college students use an illegal substance to reduce pressure (Hanson, Venturelli, & Fleckenstein, 2006).
College students use illegal substances with the influence of peers. College can be described as one of the important institutions that provide individuals with the opportunity to gain friends. This, therefore, implies that one is required to fit a certain friends group and this forces the students to do what others are doing. When students see their friends are doing it, they normally think that it is a cool thing that offers them grounds to explore. They, therefore, try illegal substance in order to join their friends (Bautista Pérez, 2011). An illegal substance like Adderall can help students to get a higher score on their exams, therefore, more and more college students choose to use it to do better on their courses based on the existing pressure of performing well (Jacobs, 2005). The world currently has high education expectation on students and therefore everyone is required to perform well. In addition college institution and the involved professions pressures students with a number of tasks that deprives them adequate time to relax. This, therefore, causes much pressure on the students thus requiring decreasing it through illegal entertainment. Based on the recent finding more than 7.5% of the students in a single institution attends raves and consumes drugs on a monthly basis (White, 2009). There is evidence that indicates that those that attends raves holds a higher possibility of engaging in drugs than those that do not. The most utilized drugs based on research are marijuana. This is because the drug is readily and easily accessible for most college students, in addition, it is utilized in nervous relaxation.
Findings and Results
I would collect data that illustrates how coursework and peer pressure leads to the rise of student’s consumption of illegal substances and attending raves. This experiment would be accomplished through a detailed review of the existing studies in the context of the relationship amid illegal substances utilization and college students. In addition, I would utilize a mixed methodology in getting more evidence of the issue. In this, I would utilize both qualitative and quantitative methods with the association of a descriptive design. The qualitative method would utilize the use of interviews as well as research questionnaires that would be conducted on students as the target population. The qualitative tools would engage closed and open end queries would engage open and closed ended queries which would help to ensure that I obtain maximum information (Tavakoli, 2013). The sample population would be settled through the use of a sampling approach. This is to ensure that every member of the target population holds equal opportunities of participation. This would assist in the elimination of biases increase the reliability as well as the general accuracy of the research simultaneously (Tavakoli, 2013). I would utilize this method in data collection because they are affordable, they require less time period in gathering and analyzing data and they help in maintaining accuracy since data does not tamper with.
Reference
Bautista Pérez, F. (2011). Consumption of Licit and Illicit psychoactive drugs among university students. Crea Ciencia, 6(11), 55-61.
Hanson, G., Venturelli, P. J., & Fleckenstein, A. E. (2006). Drugs and society. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Jacobs, A. (2005). The Adderall Advantage. Retrieved rom http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/education/edlife/the-adderall-advantage.html?_r=0
NYU. (2015). Adolescents, Drugs and Dancing. Retrieved from http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2015/may/adolescents-drugs-and-dancing.html
Tavakoli, H. (2013). A dictionary of research methodology and statistics in applied linguistics. Tehran: Rahnamā.
White, J. E. (2009). Contemporary moral problems. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth.
