I never meant to imply that all or even the majority of college students engage in underage drinking and drug use. Obviously many don’t but even if those who do comprise say 35% (pulling that number out of thin air) of students enrolled in all American colleges and universities, it still is a huge number of undergraduates who are active participants in that culture. The line between someone who will use the drugs and those who sell them is much thinner than most people would like to admit. The kid who “parties” in high school with beer and vodka generally escalates when he/she goes to the freedom of the campus, ime. The students profiled in the above article didn’t seem to be disadvantaged and some of them came from quite privileged backgrounds but they seem to be drawn into the drug business by the big money and apparently the glamour of the lifestyle.
I just don’t think we can hold the colleges solely responsible for these situations.