Student Affairs SectionWaseda University

Do you think that the dangers of drugs have nothing to do with you? However, the reality is that there is an endless stream of drug-related rumors, and everyone is exposed to the dangers of drugs, whether they want to be or not. With so many incidents of drug abuse, please think again about the dangers of drugs as an issue that is close to you.

In recent years, drug abuse among university students has been on the rise. “Drugs” include marijuana, stimulant, magic mushrooms, paint thinner, and “dangerous drugs” sold in stores and on the Internet under the name of “legal drugs” or “illegal herbs”. The possession, use, purchase, and transfer of such drugs are strictly regulated by law, and violations are subject to severe penalties as drug offenses. In addition, the university will impose strict disciplinary measures, including Disciplinary Withdrawal.

Some “dangerous drugs” are disguised as “herbs,” “incense,” “bath salts,” or “aromas. These ones listed are actually dangerous and illegal drugs with pharmacological effects similar to or greater than those of psychostimulant and marijuana. In the worst case, it can cause death to the user, and it has also become a social problem as it can lead to incidents and accidents involving the people around them.

DO NOT trust words such as “legal” or “safe,” and refuse to take them even if they are recommended.

Drug dependence is a gradual progression from the time you start using drugs. Drug dependence is a chronic abnormal condition of the brain, in which a person abuses a drug because he or she cannot control the craving, even if he or she wants to stop using the drug. Currently, there are no medicines (treatments) that can suppress this craving. It is believed that once the brain has become addicted to drugs, it cannot return to its original state, and the damage will not only harm one’s own health, but also spread to the people around you and society as a whole.