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deals with dangers of ‘club drugs’ While answering questions in the Student Center lounge Monday, Fort Worth Police officer Joe Pena said he thinks informing students on club drugs is relevant to the TCU campus. Pena, a member of the Narcotics Division, was featured at the TCU Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit’s presentation, “The Dangers of Club Drugs.” “The message I want students to leave with is to think before they use the drugs and to think about the effects these drugs have on them,” Pena said. The presentation included a video outlining the dangers of party drugs, designer drugs and antibiotics that are being abused. Megg Lilburn, a sophomore religion and social work major, said she came to the presentation to be informed about rohypnol, or the drug popularly known as the date rape drug. “I don’t think it’s really a big thing on this campus, but it’s really good to know about it,” Lilburn said. Pena said it is important for both men and women to keep watch of their drinks at all times while at a bar or club to help keep someone from putting rohypnol in it. Pena said that the use of club drugs including ecstasy, methamphetamine, gamma-hydroxybutyrate or GHB, ketamine, lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD and rohypnol are prevalent off-campus. Methamphetamine and marijuana use is most common in the western parts of Fort Worth, Pena said. On-campus, Pena said club drugs and marijuana use are the most used. Freshman economics major Michael Nasir said he sat down to eat his lunch in the lounge and decided to pay attention to the video. “I really don’t know anything about it and haven’t seen anything on campus, but awareness is good.” Nasir said. Pena said although this is the first time he made this presentation to students, there are information sessions for students about this topic every semester. Staff
Reporter Kelly Morris contributed to this report. |
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