Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Abuse of Stimulants Among Students
The abuse of stimulants has become very common among college students and it is a disadvantage to them in that it comprises their health in the future. At one point in time the abuse of cocaine and heroin seemed to be an issue and now students have turned to prescription drugs that they can get addicted to. Aderol is a prescription drug used for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) that is one of the drugs that students are abusing to help them focus better and get their work done more efficiently. Concerta and Ritalin have also become popular and students get them from peers with ADHD. This practice has become so common among students that there are more students abusing the drug than students who are actually supposed to be taking the drug. The failure to realize the future health complications of abusing these drugs puts many students at risk for an unhealthy lifestyle. Students usually have tight schedules from going to school, working, peer relationships, and other responsibilities and find themselves doing a lot of school assignments in the last minute. When procrastinating, the use of these drugs is convenient in that it increases alertness and concentration. The drugs later become addicting because it gives them and extra boost of performance and an attempt to keep this level of performance is what causes students to use the drug over and over again. Parents can help prevent their children from further use but a lot of times it the signs are undected until individual gets caught. The drug is illegal for individuals who it is not prescribed to use but yet it is so common. At first I thought that it shouldn’t be a big deal if its helping students do better in school but when I looked at the risks such as heart strokes or other compromises to health it was very distressing.
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I am going to have to agree with this. I do beleive that taking pescriptions drug is very hamful and is illegal. However i do beleive that some of the reason besides just abusing the medicine can be up for discussion. College school work has become more intesne over the years and much more tougher. Many college students have a hard time concentrating on every area of subject they are taking at school. The prescription drug are used to help them focus so they can finsih their work on time and pass the class. Yes, i do beleive there are other methods to help students focuse better, but prescrpition drugs are not the only thigs that they are doing. COllege students are staying up all night taking caffeine pills and drinking coffee to help them atay awake. These things are just as dangerous. So were do we cross the line between school and the reasons that some drugs may be taken
ReplyDeleteBack at my school in florida it was very easy access to get the drug and it wasnt really that exspensive either... I know i might sound stupid but i really didn't know there was that much harm in taking them until i just read this. I use to take it all the time to pull a all nighter with papers and stuff...I think a lot people don't realize what it can actually do to you..
ReplyDeleteI would agree with you when saying that cocaine and heroin is dangerous, but I have never done that and never will. Just the thought of putting chemicals in my nose turns me off immediately. I think that adderrall is great and is something that helps me out all of the time. I know that I’m not interested in math early in the morning and adderrall very much is. I know its nearly impossible to overdose on adderrall because first of all no one wants to, and second of all, one does the trick. I don’t use adderrall often because it is not that great, it just helps me focus. I will agree with you when saying if its not prescribed to you you shouldn’t use it all the time, but one every couple of days won’t do anything.
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