Study drugs aflevering
David Sacks blog: “Do 'Study Drugs ' Breed a Nation of Winners – or Cheaters?”
What is the problem with taking ‘Study Drugs’ instead of just cramping for exams? Are you in or are you out, do most people use it or are the score even.
Studies show 1 in 4 college students have misused ADHD medications. So make up your own mind.
David’s blog is taking up the problems with ‘Smart Pills’ also called ‘Study Drugs” such as Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Focalin. Is the world (we) teaching the children always to strive for more? Is it never enough? Can you always do better? Should you do everything to achieve you best? What is the limit?
For many of students the pressure of high scores, the parents expectations (or what the students think is the parents expectations) are enough to drive them towards the ‘Study Drugs’.
Fellow students probably have told them about the benefit of the drugs. It‘s easier to take a pill and carry on like a freight train, than studying at a normal rate. According to most users, you can study for hours without getting tired and without losing focus on the assignment. You can use nights instead of days etc.
According to Martha J. Farah, director at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, up to 25 percent of students on some college campuses has used these drugs from February 2008 to February 2009. The price can go from 5$ to 25$ a pill, depending whether is near exams week or not.
The main concern is, that most don’t know or talk about the down side of the abuse. I don’t know which side effect is worst, addiction, hart deceases or psychosis.
According to the website: http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/ritalin.html Ritalin is called names like the poor man’s cocaine and Diet Coke. They have made a brochure that explains about the side effects of the abuse. For example in 2004 Ritalin was involved in an estimated 3,601 hospital emergency department visits.
The conclusion is never use drugs as an easy way
What is the problem with taking ‘Study Drugs’ instead of just cramping for exams? Are you in or are you out, do most people use it or are the score even.
Studies show 1 in 4 college students have misused ADHD medications. So make up your own mind.
David’s blog is taking up the problems with ‘Smart Pills’ also called ‘Study Drugs” such as Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Focalin. Is the world (we) teaching the children always to strive for more? Is it never enough? Can you always do better? Should you do everything to achieve you best? What is the limit?
For many of students the pressure of high scores, the parents expectations (or what the students think is the parents expectations) are enough to drive them towards the ‘Study Drugs’.
Fellow students probably have told them about the benefit of the drugs. It‘s easier to take a pill and carry on like a freight train, than studying at a normal rate. According to most users, you can study for hours without getting tired and without losing focus on the assignment. You can use nights instead of days etc.
According to Martha J. Farah, director at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, up to 25 percent of students on some college campuses has used these drugs from February 2008 to February 2009. The price can go from 5$ to 25$ a pill, depending whether is near exams week or not.
The main concern is, that most don’t know or talk about the down side of the abuse. I don’t know which side effect is worst, addiction, hart deceases or psychosis.
According to the website: http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/ritalin.html Ritalin is called names like the poor man’s cocaine and Diet Coke. They have made a brochure that explains about the side effects of the abuse. For example in 2004 Ritalin was involved in an estimated 3,601 hospital emergency department visits.
The conclusion is never use drugs as an easy way
References: Davis Sack, “Do ‘Study Drugs’ Breed a Nation of Winners – or Cheaters?” Huffington Post website, July 19, 2012. Updated September 18, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sack-md/prescription-abuse_b_1679944.html Renee Montagne, “More Students Turning Illegally To ’Smart’ Drugs”. National Public Radio website, February 5, 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100254163 Website regarding drug-free world: http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/ritalin.html