their ability to cause serious physical or physiological dependency. The drugs in this category include‚ but are not limited to‚ Adderall‚ Lortab‚ Vicodin‚ Hydrocodone‚ Percocet‚ and OxyContin. Many of these drugs are sold‚ illegally‚ on the streets. This only allows more people to feed the addiction that can result from the over-use of these type of drugs. Adderall is prescribed to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It is composed of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine
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drug store‚ and you can get his prescription filled.” The pediatrician tears off the paper and hands it to the boy’s mother. “How many medications does Tyler need to be on? He’s already taking Adderall for his hyperactivity‚ and he has a prescription for his anxiety‚ which I never noticed before the Adderall anyway. How necessary are these really?” Her eyes shoot the doctor the same look a deer gives a wolf in it’s last breath. A look of complete desperation. “Which one of us is the doctor here?
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Police use Taser on 10-year-old at school career day‚ lawsuit alleges By Ron Recinto | The Lookout – 11 hrs ago An Albuquerque‚ N.M.‚ police officer stunned a 10-year-old boy with a Taser after he refused to wash the officer’s car. Officer Christopher Webb was visiting the boy’s elementary school for a career day on May 4 when the incident occurred. During the presentation‚ Webb asked a group of students if they wanted to wash his patrol car. When the boy‚ identified as R.D. jokingly refused‚ Webb
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caused as a result of prescription drug abuse. For example‚ Adderall is a drug that has been classified as a type of legalized form of Methamphetamine and is among one of the most abused drugs in America‚ mostly used by students at universities. A study done by the Huffington post showed that millions of young people from high school age and college have been abusing the drug to help them “focus” and stay awake during exams. Adderall is a highly addictive drug and most of its heavy users don’t notice
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Kelsey Hook COMM 1313 Baldwin 14 October 2011 Informational Speech 2 Topic: Adderall General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the benefits of Adderall as well as the risks from abusing the prescription drug. Thesis Statement: While Adderall is used to benefit people with ADD‚ there are also many risks that come along for those who choose to abuse the prescription drug. Introduction 1. Attention-getter: Would you ever consider taking a pill that makes
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Adderall Adderall is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Adderall is also used as a performance and cognitive enhancer‚ and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. The medication is a mixture of various salts of the two amphetamine stereoisomers and inactive ingredients; by salt content‚ the active ingredients are 75% dextroamphetamine salts and 25% levoamphetamine salts . Adderal
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Ignoring the Dangers of Adderall: No Prescription Equals No Problem? Wrong! The so called innocent consumption of Adderall for non-medicinal purposes by students attending high schools and colleges as a study aid without thoughtfully considering the negative impacts such as abuse leading to addiction‚ unforeseen health issues‚ and imprisonment is undeniably wrong. Nonmedical users of Adderall are in a self-deception mode with the drug. Their beliefs are the stimulant can provide a boost
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college students have an endless workload and many think that taking the pill Adderall will enhance their performance and make their lives better. Adderall‚ Ritalin‚ and Vyvanse are all drugs that are prescribed to people who have ADHD. Students who are not prescribed to these drugs take them to improve their focus‚ concentration‚ and memory during a test‚ homework‚ or while doing any other schoolwork. The debate of making Adderall legal or illegal is ongoing in many countries because it helps people with
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Informative Speech Outline: Brittany Frye Title: Adderall Effects & Abuse Topic: Adderall Effects & Abuse Specific Purpose: To inform why people take Adderall‚ what it does to the body and how and why it is abused. Thesis Statement: To inform why people take Adderall‚ what it does to the body and how and why it is abused. Audience Appeal: College students are the biggest abusers. Introduction Attention material: I know first had what it’s like to have so much on your plate. • Between school‚ work
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Use and abuse of Adderall among college students‚ there are times us college students have school work piling up‚ back-to-back exams and there are many ways to handle those workloads as we all know. However taking Adderall seems to be the popular thing to among college students. “Nonmedical use is a special interest to policy makers because Adderall is among the group of legally approved drugs classified as having the highest potential for dependence or abuse.” (The NCADI‚ 1) Adderall is a simulant
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