Under the Influence – How Hazing Drives Substance Use Among Students

• By: Vishwani Sahai-Siddiqui, MD The Cognitive Quill
• October 8th, 2024
• alcohol use, binge drinking, college, drug addiction, hazing, mental health, peer pressure, substance abuse, trauma
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Chase Roberts is a former student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After enduring severe hazing as a pledge in a fraternity, Roberts began using drugs as a coping mechanism. He described how the trauma from the hazing rituals led him to seek solace in substances like marijuana and...