University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 16, 1991
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Vivian Bliss and Burdell Welsh examine a display of illegal drugs at a Hashinger Hall discussion about drug use
Hashinger Hall staff discusses drug use with police, attorney
By Melissa Rodgers
Kansah staff writer
Hashinger Hall staff concerned about drug use use last night with representatives of KU police and Legal Services for Students.
Although staff members said they had not seen an increase in drug use at Hashinger, they organized the meeting because they said they were concerned.
Scott Ferris, KU police investigator and a former member of the Douglas County Drug Task Force, said the most effective way to prevent drug use was through education.
Vivian Bliss, attorney for legal services, said the residence hall staff should ask students on their floors to make an informed choice when deciding whether to use drugs.
Ferris said that residence hall staff members should tell students that few high-paying were jobs available to students with a drug history.
Many employers check police records and conduct background
An increase in drug use is not seen,but concern prompts meeting to discuss policies.
checks of prospective employees, he said.
Bocky Waters, program director at Hashinger Hall, said she sensed a resurgence in the popularity of LSD, a hallucinogenic drug also known as acid.
Ferris said he thought marijuana and LSD were the two most commonly used drugs on campus. Part of their appeal is that the drugs are inexpensive, he said.
Hallucinations from taking LSD can reoccur up to ten years after taking the
Hashinger staff said that in the past, isolated incidents of drug overdoses had occurred at the hall.
drug, Ferrissaid.
Ferris said the staff first should identify the drug taken in an overdose.
Possible fatal reactions can occur when a person is recovering from an overdose, especially if barbiturates have been taken.
itsidence hall staff members should contact KU police if they suspect drug abuse, he said.
However, according to University housing contracts, residence hall staff cannot search rooms.
KU police representative Burdell Welsh said police first had to have the student's permission to search a room.
Bliss also said legal services could advise students involved in drug-related crimes.
Legal services counsels students and recommends attorneys, but the organization cannot represent students in court, Bliss said.
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