As the oldest known and most accessible drug, alcohol remains a fixture of the college social scene. I don't go to a party expecting sobriety, just as I don't go to a Bible study group looking for a keg. For every stupid thing I've seen people do drunk, I've witnessed hundreds of people enjoying a night out with friends, getting a buzz, and going home. Marijuana, for the most part, is much the same. During a typical smoking session, lighters are lost, Doritos are eaten and a lot of TV is watched.
Ecstasy is one of the newest, and perhaps most fascinating and disturbing, illegal drugs.
It is wildly popular on campus and may be severely addictive. Chances are, not a one. The truth is that people always have, and will continue to, use drugs of some kind. For many it is truly no big deal, something done once in a while for a wild time. For others it can become a way of life, an escape from personal pain.