Colleges classified as "very competitive" showed higher usage rates and larger increases over the past seven years than college classified as "competitive," the report found.
Some Harvard students say that's not surprising.
"Students who go to more competitive colleges are more likely to be open-minded, so they're more likely to experiment than to just say no," said Keziah R. Cook '04.
But experts say it's the high-pressure environment that's more likely to be the cause of higher marijuana usage rates at competitive schools.
"Stress is an influence in people's decisions around substance use," University Health Services Educator Michael A. Hoyt said.
One student said Harvard is no exception to national trends.
"I'll smoke [marijuana] every once in a while--it's just a chill thing that a lot of people do," said the Eliot House sophomore, who asked that his name not be used. "Harvard is conducive to it, since people here are pretty affluent and have a lot of access and just do it."
Read more in News
Game Should Be Free, Council SaysRecommended Articles
-
Harvard Marijuana Research Challenges British ConclusionsA study released this week by four Harvard doctors concludes that heavy marijuana use does not invariably cause shrinkage of
-
Feds Deserve SupportThe staff errs in making a specious states' rights argument. While it is right to call for the legalization of
-
Harvard's High AchieversIt's been more than 35 years since Timothy Leary roamed Harvard's psychology department, introducing colleagues and undergraduates to psychedelic drugs.
-
Commission Proposes New State Drug LawsA report drafted by a special commission of the Massachusetts State Legislature condemns alcohol as society's most destructive drug and
-
State Considers Legalizing GrassThe preliminary draft of the report of the Massachusetts legislature's special commission on drug abuse has recommended legalizing possession of
-
Med School Professor Grinspoon Urges Repeal of Marijuana LawsA Harvard Medical School professor who terms himself "conservative about the usage of drugs" yesterday called marijuana "less dangerous than
