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<p>Yes, it certainly is not a function of the college. It’s more a position the college has taken that is very casual regarding the problem of addictive behavior. That type of permissive atmosphere is off putting to some students so I just thought I’d put it out there.</p>
<p>I’m a Reed graduate myself and I loved it there. Drugs were around, I didn’t do them, none of my friends did them, I didn’t mind that they were there. So when my daughter was considering Reed she brought up its reputation for drug use and I thought she was overly concerned about it. Then one of her friends went to visit because he thought he might be interested in attending. It was an overnight visit where he stayed in a dorm and he said there were drugs in the refrigerator. I mean, they didn’t even bother to hide them when a prospective student visited.</p>
<p>It made me start to think that Reed might have a problem on it hands. Anyway, there it is. If the OP doesn’t mind that some people use them but doesn’t want to be around them herself the substance free dorms are a good solution.</p>