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As an abstainer and a current Reed student, one of the most significant and underrepresented points regarding drug use at Reed is the lack of pressure to participate in it. Despite the fact that drugs are indeed prevalent on Reed's campus (as they are nationwide) I have never had the feeling that I was wrongly "different" for my sobriety. This is in stark contrast to my experience at other schools at which I felt immediately classified by my reluctance to drink or smoke dope.

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