... pressure' can lead to all kinds of temptation.'' (The Guardian, 19/07/99) Drug use is particularly common at university, with up to 60% of university students having some drug experience, twice the figure of fifteen years ago. This research project will examine the involvement and relationship between the recreational drug uses of students, it is done so in a neutral perspective that aims to 'tell it like it is'. Let's face it, at some point or another, whether by design or by accident, you're going to come across illegal substances. The aim of the research is to find out how popular drug use is amongst students, what do they or have they taken? And what reasons are their behind why people do it? Why use drugs? The reasons why people use drugs are similar to the reasons why people take part in other activities, Tillman (1974) identified ten 'leisure needs' of people, ...

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