BETHLEHEM, N.H. — One woman’s bad LSD trip will likely lead to criminal charges for a dozen University of Massachusetts Amherst students.
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, Police Chief Michael Ho Sing Loy said Friday that authorities responded Tuesday to the UMass Outing Club cabin —which is tucked away off Route 142 — where an 18-year-old woman needed medical attention. She was not identified by authorities.
He said the woman had taken LSD. She was transported to an area hospital and released to her parents later that night. Officer Andrew Hennessey told the Associated Press that many forms of marijuana were found at the cabin and that students admitted to taking LSD, but none was recovered.
Ho Sing Loy added that charges are still pending against all 12 students, and they are expected to be drug- and alcohol-related.
As of July 2015, New Hamphire law grants legal immunity to witnesses who seek emergency medical services for someone experiencing an overdose.
While he did not offer details, Ho Sing Loy said he does not believe that the law applies in this case.
Meanwhile, UMass officials said they are still waiting word from Bethlehem Police before deciding about disciplining the students. UMass spokesman Daniel J. Fitzgibbons said he had not yet received notification from authorities about charges.
But no matter the outcome of any criminal investigation, Fitzgibbons said the university can decide about its own discipline.
“This is university property,” Fitzgibbons said. “Any acts there related to the use of illegal substances or underage drinking — all of that — would be subject to review by the dean of students office under the code of student conduct.”
The cabin, which was built by UMass in 1978, is able to accommodate about 30 people at one time and is without electricity, plumbing and running water depending on the season, according to the university.