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Britons turn to sex to pay for education
Rising tuition
fees have forced British students into the sex industry. The
National Union of Students said students were taking on the
"dangerous" work to cope with the cost of going to university,
with fees going up to 9,000
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London: Every seventh
Cambridge student is dealing in drugs to pay his or her way
through university while nearly two-thirds of the students have
admitted taking the banned substance, a survey has revealed.
The survey also found many students claiming to have been forced
to sell illegal substances to friends to make ends meet as they
study, the Daily Mail reported.
The survey, conducted by student newspaper Varsity, involved 434
students, mostly undergraduates.
Nearly two-thirds admitted taking drugs, with cannabis being the
most popular substance, in the survey that found cocaine being the
most frequently used Class-A drug, with a quarter of students
saying that they had snorted it at some point.
Many claimed that the drug, which has halved in price over the
last decade, was more widely used at Cambridge than at any other
university they had visited.
At least 14 percent of those, who took banned substances, have as
a result been admitted to hospital or needed medical attention at
some point.
A King's College student said: "It's hard to juggle a job and
studying at Cambridge, so [dealing] is a quick and easy way for
them to make cash to pay for the fees."
A fifth said they began to rely on drugs as it helped them manage
stress from heavy workloads.
A third of Cambridge students also admitted that one or more of
their friends had "serious drug problems", while nearly two in
five said they also used prescription drugs for recreational
purposes.
A spokesman for the university said: "There is no indication of
the validity of this survey but clearly the university doesn't
condone dealing in illegal substances."
In 2011-12, the tuition fee for British or European Union students
studying for their first undergraduate degree is 3,375 pounds
($5,312) per year for all courses at the university.
However, as per the new structure, the tuition fees for overseas
students commencing 2012-13 will range between 13,011 and 31,494
pounds.
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