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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Encyclopedias: WIKIPEDIA- Adderall is a brand name of amphetamine salts-based medication used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy‚[1] legal only in the United States and Canada[citation needed] It is a brand-name psychostimulant medication composed of racemic amphetamine aspartate monohydrate‚ racemic amphetamine sulfate‚ dextroamphetamine saccharide‚ and dextroamphetamine sulfate‚ which are all amphetamine salts. It is thought to work by increasing the amount of dopamine
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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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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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Adderall contains a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine are central nervous system stimulants that affect chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. Adderall is used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD. But not only does this drug treat these diseases‚ it is mistreated and also used as a drug to get you high. Adderall‚ just like any other drug such as meth or weed‚ can get you high if you take a higher dosage than
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overheard some of my friends talking about Adderall. They were discussing how most of their friends took this drug during midterms and final week. I was a little hesitant about this “magical” pill. I didn’t believe that it could actually help students focus on their schoolwork. A few months after that‚ a friend of mine decided to take Adderall and according to him‚ he was able to focus on his final paper…actually it was a little more than just focusing on the paper. He said that this pill put him in some
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Drug Abuse in College - New York Times Page 1 of 3 July 31‚ 2005 The Adderall Advantage By ANDREW JACOBS IT was finals week at Columbia University and Angela needed a miracle. Like many of her classmates‚ Angela‚ a bleary-eyed junior‚ had already pulled a pair of all-nighters to get through a paper on "Finnegans Wake‚" a French test and an exam for her music humanities class. All that remained was a Latin American literature final‚ but as midnight approached‚ her stamina was beginning
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Research Question: Why is the abuse of Adderall on the rise with college and high school students? I picked this question because I have been hearing a lot about the rise in popularity of Adderall use among students. I also remembered Officer Rimell talking about it during her drug presentation. I wanted to find out why Adderall is being used‚ what it is being used for and why it is so popular among students. Imagine being in college‚ you’re stressed beyond anything you can imagine and you need
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Effects of Adderall Hypothesis: I hypothesize that taking adderall can be harmful to your body in the long run and can be even worse when taken if not needed. I will research what this drug does to your brain and body‚ and if it has any long term effects. I will also observe and talk to users of this drug and ask them if it makes a difference in their everyday life. And lastly‚ I will interview two teachers in my school that are very educated on these drugs and ask them their opinions on adderall
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Hooked on Adderall Source: ‚ and Linda Carroll. College Students Hooked on Adderall. 2011. Documentary . MSNBC‚ New York. Print. Summary: The article I read was about the abuse and prevention of the ADHD drug Adderall. The general consensus is that stimulant amphetamines like Adderall do indeed increase performance in those that do and do not have properly diagnosed ADHD. The promise of a better GPA with less effort is promise enough for college students across the board to obtain Adderall by any
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