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Oh, I had forgotten about the acid... : ) What can I say, I went to UMichigan, where you could get bumper stickers that said, "Ann Arbor, Dope Capital of the Midwest."

But you're right, I wouldn't want my son to do what I did. Thankfully, I guess stupidity skips a generation, because he's a straight arrow FReeper.

When he went to Michigan (mid 90s), they had introduced 'substance free' dorm rooms - no drinking, drugs, or smoking - because of the large numbers of kids coming in who were in AA (already!)and needed to be away from the college drinkers.

As it turns out, a lot of kids really liked the idea and opted to be in the rooms even tho they didn't have a substance problem. They just didn't want to deal w/a roommate coming home wasted every Friday and Saturday.

I can laugh about some of the things I did in college, but my son and I were very close to someone w/significant drug problems which cost him his life. We're all free to choose, but to say drug use (maybe the better term here is 'drug addiction') is victimless is just wrong.