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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
The drugs. Trust me...It's there. One Miami University Sigma Nu OD'd last month on Methadone. There also have been several threads on GC to support chapters whose charters' were pulled due to drugs. I didn't do weed when I was in school, but it was there. I never said that everyone was doing it, but the drugs today seem to be more addictive.
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I'm sorry, but I absolutely need to respond to this post. I went to Miami University, and I was active in Greek Life and the Miami community. I know a great deal about this situation; in fact, I helped pay to fly a sorority sister back from Korea to attend the funeral of this "Miami University Sigma Nu" - her best friend, also known as Clifton Alexander.
I am not condoning the actions in this situation; and yes, Clif died from an overdose of Methadone. However, he had experienced incredible migraines since he was nine years old. He was hospitalized again and again for them, and while he was not prescribed Methadone, I believe he was taking it to ease his pain. Methadone is a pain reliever, and from everything I have heard from his friends, he was not using it to get high, but to ease his suffering. I of course do not know exactly what happened, but Clif was an OUTSTANDING individual who you cannot just characterize as a druggy. He was a deeply caring individual who will be greatly missed!
I know you didn't necessarily mean it to come off this way, but do not trivialize his death by implying that he was just one more drug addicted kid. I'm not condoning the use of illicit drugs, and hopefully his death will be a lesson to others about the dangers of using prescription drugs without a prescription, but please, he was a good kid who was in a great deal of pain. He was not just snorting lines of coke at some party - this is a completely different situation, and it does NOT illustrate the point you are trying to make.