ADHD Drugs 7-20-05
News article: September 17, 2005
Title: ADHD Drugs on College Campuses.
This article highlights essential questions about
drug abuse by tracking emerging drug use and trends on college
campuses. One question might be, why are Adderall or Ritalin being used
on our college campuses and, how easy is it to get these prescriptions?
These two drugs give people the energy they
think they need in order to keep up with their studies and
extracurricular activities. Students study and work by taking these
ADHD medications.
They feel like they can do school work and still have
energy to do other activities. Do we really understand what people
experience when taking drugs?
This is a problem facing our society; we appear like
normal citizens but really we are over worked, under paid, and trying
to get ahead in our accomplishments. As a result we sometimes turn to
drugs; they make us feel good and give us that extra energy needed to
do one more thing. Before we realize it, our life becomes out of
control and we can no longer handle life with or without drugs. This is
the sad state of addiction.
Prescription drugs are becoming a medical condition
for addiction. People feel justified by saying, “the doctor gave them
to me” or “I feel sick so I need these drugs.” Medications such as
Adderall and Ritalin often seem safer that illicit drugs, but are they?
Students say things such as ,“you don’t need someone to do a line with
you, and it’s not social like marijuana.” The problem is that those who
need the medication get harassed by others wanting to get high or pass
that final exam. Sometimes they want to sell the drugs for money to
help off set the cost of being a student. Either way, it is illegal to
do these things.
Many students believe that these medications help
them focus better and study longer. Abuse of prescription drugs among
students is on the rise making this a growing problem. Colleges and
students need to know what the underlying motives of these drugs are.
They need to be made aware that prescription drugs can be just as
dangerous as street drugs .This article helps shed some light on the
truth about prescription drugs.
More on this story can be found at:
http://kutv.com/health/health_story_201225
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