While international students are still immersed in the excitement of returning to campus and looking forward to the new semester, there are many sad news from American colleges and universitiesTwo NYU students died one after another, which aroused everyone's attention to the psychological problems of students from prestigious schools;
And just two days, a Berkeley freshman was found in the dormitorySuspected opioid overdoseThe death has once again exposed the phenomenon of drug abuse on American campuses to the public.
And when the identity of this freshman was **, many netizens shouted that it was hard to believeThis happened to him
The name of the freshman who passed away wasmarco troper(Marco Tropper), 19 years old.
Most people may be unfamiliar with this name, but you must have heard itHis momSusan Wojcicki (Susan Wojcicki), and hisMaternal grandmotherEsther Wojcicki.
The former is Google's 16th employeeKnown as the "Mother of Google", she later became the CEO of YouTubeAfter graduating from Harvard, she is selected as one of Forbes magazine's "100 Most Influential Women of the Year" every year.
The latter was so successful that he was featured in Time MagazineKnown as the "Godmother of Silicon Valley"., the three daughters she has cultivated are all excellent.
In addition to the eldest mentioned above, Esther's second daughter, Janet Wojcicki, isA walking super studentA Stanford graduate, she is currently a medical anthropologist and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco;
And the youngest daughter, Anne EWojcicki (Anne Wojcicki).Studied at Yale University, is the founder and CEO of a genetic company, and his ex-husband isFounder of GoogleSergey Brin.
It's not hard to find that troper family members,Not only graduated from top universities, but also all of them are big names worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the upper class of the United States
It is conceivable that the troper from a wealthy family must have been cared for since childhoodAll the way to the gate of the top public school in the United StatesIt is a pity that such a tragedy has happened now.
On Wednesday, Troper's maternal grandmother confirmed the death in a social ** post:"My beloved grandson passed away yesterdayHe was only 19 years old, and our family was devastated. ”
The grandmother revealed between the lines that she missed her grandson, "Trope has just started the second semester of her freshman yearThe major is mathematics that he is very passionate about
Although the cause of death has not yet been determined, my grandmother believes that Troper died of a drug overdose. You know, opioids have a powerful painkiller "fentanyl", which is 50 times more potent than ***, and it has long been listed as a popular drug.
Currently troperOne is awaiting the results of the toxicology report
In fact, intentional or unintentional drug use on American campuses is nothing new.
Back in 2022, there was a similar incident at Stanford.
Eitan Weiner, who was only 19 years old, was found dead in a dormitory on campus in JanuaryThe cause of death was "overdose of fentanyl".
This little boy was so good that he was enviable during his lifetimeIn the American college entrance examination, he scored 35 points(out of 36 points).
But drugs ruthlessly deprived him of his life.
In February of the same year, Whitstone, a senior at the University of New Orleans, also died of fentanyl.
Not only that, but there are two girls in OSU, Ller and LopezStealSecretly ingesting a smart drug containing an overdose of fentanyl died.
At the time, Ller was pursuing a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and was graduating with a year to go, while Lopez, a computer and information science major, was still in the middle of his graduation seasonAt that time, graduation was only a week away, and she got Google's offer early, and her bright future came to an abrupt end.
Iler (left) Lopez (right).
In 2018, another Rice University junior Padgett died for the same reason.
Padgett was a star football player at the schoolshould have a bright future, but was pressed by drugs to terminate the health.
And that deadly fentanyl was provided by Padgett's good brother.
The reason why they take drugs,Either pay for freshness
After all, college is often the first time many students have lived away from home and, therefore, for the first time they have gained true independence.
This sense of freedom often leads to new experiences that have never been seen before, and for some, that includes experimenting with drugs.
At first, it may be driven by curiosity or embarrassed to refuse, but then it is mired in a quagmire from which it cannot be withdrawn.
Either thatTo alleviate the stress that comes with GPA and loneliness
In 2017, a survey by the American College Health Association found that 40 percent of college students in the United States were unable to attend classes, spend time with friends, or even live normal lives due to excessive stress. And more than 10 percent of college students have seriously considered suicide.
In 2019, the association's survey found that 87 percent of college students were overwhelmed by what they were going to do, 66 percent had overwhelming anxiety, 56 percent felt hopeless in life, and 13 percent had seriously considered suicide.
In order to alleviate the negative effects of depression,Many students choose to self-regulate in extreme ways, such as alcohol and drug abuse.
The official drug rehabilitation network of the United States, rehabcom, which has conducted data analysis on alcohol and drug use among Ivy League students. They collected surprising data on the number of Ivy League students arrested for alcohol or drugs between 2009 and 2011 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Higher Education.
Dartmouth as the top of the list1 in every 1,000 students3 students due to drugs**, and the number of students due to alcohol ** is as high as 1253 people.
According to the National Union of Students (NUS).According to a survey of 2,800 university students in the UK, a whopping 39% of students in the UK are using drugsThat's 2 out of every 5 UK students who are using drugs。Similarly, in the United States, 37% of college students have used illegal drugs, including stimulants,** and so on.
That is to say, in the United Kingdom and the United States, two large countries for international students,Almost 4 out of 10 college students have tried drugs.
When students are lost in pleasure, it can hurt brain cells at least and usher in death at worst, which is really regrettable.
Here, Xuebajun reminds all friends,In any case, cherish life, stay away from drugs, and hope that such tragedies will not happen again.