This may seem like an okay thing, right? In today’s society, everyone pressuring students to be the top of the top, so why not have a little help? Adderall, an amphetamine, can become highly addictive and the side effects even worse. From hallucinations to muscle weakness, aggressiveness to uneven heartbeats, seizures, or comas, are just a few of the side effects of what happens when someone overdoses on Adderall. Amphetamines and methamphetamines, both used to treat people with ADD, ADHD, or narcolepsy, students have recently admitted to using these types of drugs to help them stay up later, get more work down, and concentrate better. The reason why Robbins includes this information in her book is to give an insight how competitive the school
The misuse of "study drugs" can lead to addiction. In the article “Adderall Abuse Alters Brain, Claims a Young Life," Susan Donaldson James claims that, "Adderall, is a highly addictive drug that works' on the brain like cocaine or methamphetamine" (James 7). This point, which is supported by research shows people that Adderall is as addictive and dangerous as mainstream drugs. If someone takes Adderall without ADHD, they risk addiction because Adderall has the same effects on the brain as cocaine or meth. This argument proves that the addiction of Adderall is as severe as typical drugs. James then claims that "study drugs" trick’s the brain to think that it does not need to make dopamine (James 8). This statement, supported by a research done
Adderall is prescription drug that is a derivative of two forms of Amphetamine: l-amphetamines and d-amphetamines, the latter being the larger portion (makes up 75%) as well as the more potent of the two [6]. Amphetamine (then called Benzedrine ) was first synthesized in the early 1900’s through a serendipitous discovery while searching for a cheaper substitute of another drug called ephedrine. The chemist who discovered this new drug, G.A Alles, then conducted experiments and found that this new drug was powerful stimulant. As a result, it was introduced to the public in 1935. It was advertised as a treatment for narcolepsy, mild depression, post-encephalitic Parkinson and later as an appetite suppressant. Reports of improvement in intelligence
This is not fair towards students who cannot purchase Adderall. Those students have to work hard and put in all the effort they have to succeed in school, while students who take Adderall are not working a lot less to achieve the same goal.
Brian,* a 20-year-old Northeastern University student, carefully lays out his “stash” of blue pills on a table one Sunday evening. As he organizes them into groups according to size and dosage, he mentally runs through his class work and assignments for the week.
Adderall is most commonly administered orally for absorption in the gut, aided by taking the drug combined with lipids; food does not affect absorption as it does with most drugs, including Ritalin, the other drug often prescribed for ADHD. Onset occurs after three hours. After absorption, it is metabolized in the kidneys, with acidic diet speeding up the rate of metabolism. In general, the half life is approximately 10 hours. Depot binding lowers bioavailability.
This article provides information about the misuses of ADHD medication and how college students who do not have ADHD consume these medication to help improve their academic performances. Some individuals believe that consuming these medication are not a form of cheating but others believe so. The article also discusses how colleges must develop specific programs to address the misuse of prescription stimulants for academic, not recreational purposes. Even though these medication can improve students academic performances; however, it can lead to many side effects in the long run. I used this article to provide an idea of how ADHD medications could easily be misused which can lead to severe side
When growing up, nothing is more frustrating then giving your best effort in your school work and continuously being unsuccessful. The effect it can have on a child is very damaging. Students may feel inadequate and non-intelligent in the classroom setting growing up, not to mention, being confused all at the same time about why school is such an ongoing battle for them. Why are these children trying so hard and never having any success? It is more and more common today; more than ever we see children having these problems inside and outside of classrooms all over the world. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can become very problematic in a child’s
The prevalence data cannot paint the entire picture of Adderall abuse on college campuses without accounting for correlates that change the frequency of Adderall use. One study performed by Sean McCabe et al., identified two links between the frequency of Adderall abuse and the university a student attended. The first association found by McCabe et al. was a connection between the admission criteria of the university and the frequency of Adderall abuse that was present. The study found that the past-year abuse rate of Adderall was 1.3% at less competitive universities, 4.5% at competitive universities, and 5.9% at the most competitive universities (McCabe et al., 2005). These results led McCabe and his colleagues to conclude that there was
Summary: This article covers a wide variety of factors that result from the over abundant use of prescription stimulants on campuses around the United States. This includes the consequences of taking said drugs, specifically the medical, mental, and academic effects of stimulants. The author also points out four main reasons behind stimulant use on campuses. The first being the pressure of college life. Many students come into college thinking that it will be simple like high
In a thick dense forest, two campers came across an angry hungry bear. “I’m glad I wore my running shoes today.”, one of them said. “What’s the point? You can’t outrun the bear!”, the other replied in fear. To his astonishment, his friend responded: “I don’t have to outrun the bear. I just have to outrun you.”
According to a 2009 study, white students, Greek organization participation, students with low grade point averages and students who attend competitive schools are the most likely to abuse Adderall (Rabiner). In the same study at Duke University, about eighteen percent of students had taken Adderall at least ten times within six months (Rabiner). In general, these are students that procrastinate or have too much activity worked into their schedule. In a different study from the New Yorker, results showed that users of Adderall were ten times more likely to have smoked marijuana and twenty times more likely to use cocaine (Gillen). The students that take Adderall want to improve poor grades or allow more time to study.
The authors of this study used quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate the college student’s perceptions and use of illegal Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) stimulants. There are important differences between a qualitative research design and a quantitative design. Qualitative research is conducted in a natural setting seeking to understand a certain complex human behavior and then presenting a narrative description of that behavior. With a quantitative research design the gathering and analysis of data is expressed in statistical form. Both have their places in research and the characteristics of each are unique to the effort. This study was conducted with participants from fall 2005 through fall 2006, and the authors used 1,811 undergraduates from a large, public, southeastern research university in the United States. Many different ranges of upper class and
The article “Adderall Abuse: Regulating the Academic Steroid” written by Stefanie Stolz comes from The
Attention Getter: "I reached into my backpack, grabbed an Adderall, and went to the bathroom. I smashed it on the bathroom sink and snorted it. I went back to my class and zipped through the rest of my exam, and it made all the difference." This student incident was found in a 2005 article published by Baylor University on the alarming use of “study drugs.”
"National Research: 73 Percent of Teens Report Number One Reason for Using Drugs is to Cope with School Pressure" (FELIZ p.1). Kids are already stressed enough from the several hours of homework they have each week, not counting the hours spent on long-term projects during the weekends. Adding one more thing for students to stress about is just not right.