Roommate Drug use

Yenmor
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:17:38 +0000

Long story short your daughter might not become best friends with her roommate but that does not mean that her first year will be ruined.

My daughter had experiences…mostly negative with three roommates but still loves her college, made great friends and had a great first year all things considered. There were many tearful phone calls home for one reason or another but she was able to handle things on her own with very little intervention on my part. The other friends were also a good support system.

I would have a conversation with your daughter about drugs, roommates and give her some tips, on how to handle various situations. How she has the option of making reports without giving her name. How most people tend to respect others if they say they are not interested in participating. I would not tell her you saw the email but I would ask her what if questions about what she would do in various situations, things like that.

Many colleges take drugs on campus very seriously so it is not likely the drug use will occur in the dorms, but unfortunately that is sometimes possible and plans of actions should be discussed ahead of time, because on most campuses if you are in a room when others are doing drugs or drinking you can be in trouble even if you are not doing
anything.

Good Luck and try not to worry!!!