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Students today are taking extreme risks to get good grades. Adderall, a drug prescribed for Attention Deficit Disorder, is one of the most popular study drugs on college campuses. Here's a closer look at this growing trend.
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  • 8 months ago

13 responses // Adderall Abuse

  • Nice job, very informative. I was unaware of the abuse of Adderall as a study drug. What about talking to someone that uses it as a study drug? You could conceal there identity if they didn't want to be identified. Does it have effects on memory?
    covelogibbs
  • I was prescribed adderal two months ago based on a self diagnosis. For as long as I can remember, I have been relatively apathetic and chronicly tired when it came to school. I wanted to succeed, but if I wasn't interested in the subject, I couldn't concentrate. I found myself rereading textbook chapters five to ten times because I simply could not focus. Before medication, I would sleep about two hours out of a seven hour school day. Since I was medicated, nothing about my personality, work quality, thoughts or anything else has changed. The best way to phrase it is that I am now interested in the work, and because of that, my grades have skyrocketed from a C+ to an A- average, which means a lot considering my aspirations. My short term memory has also improved significantly. I take it in the morning, and by the time I get home, I'm pretty normalized. The problem I see with colloege use is the variable schedule. My dose lasts 8-10 hours, which is perfect for the rigid class time that I have, but for college, it seems a three hour duration would be more appropriate. I have also noticed that it is not addictive at all. I have had no ill effects.
    dco
    • dco
    • 8 months ago
  • Seems like a good advertisement for prescription medicine with the appropriate disclaimer.

    How about getting one's priorities straight, taking the self-imposed pressure off and living a longer, healthier and happier life?
    VoyagerFilms
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
    More info on Adderall here...
    critter
  • I think this pod is one-sided. It only shows interviews with three people, none of whom speak positively about the drug and if it's helped them. I voted Nope. But the topic is excellent and deserves to be explored with more nuance.
    Brigitte_T
  • Yes, this pod is extremely one sided and one woman is very overblown stating that 75% of the college she attends has an adderall problem.

    However, an old roomate of mine when I attended college definitly suffered from an adderall related problem. And as stated in the pod you definitly need to learn not to depend on the drug to help you to do your work, you need to just learn to do the things you just don't want to do for yourself. This is the reason why adderall enables many people who use it and then are taken off of it to fall into a very self-abusive situation.
    RudyRudell
  • For those who need Adderall to succeed in school, it can be extremely beneficial. This pod explores the negative effects of Adderall on those without a defined need for the drug, and how widespread this abuse has become.
    The abuse could lead to it being banned from the market, which could be detrimental to students who depend on it for their schoolwork. Granted, this pod is a general overview of the opinions regarding the abuse of the drug- the positive aspects of the drug were not included- so it does lend itself to a one-sided point of view. Including the positive effects would provide a wider perspective, so I am considering adding contrasting interviews to balance the information.
    lib
    • lib
    • 8 months ago
  • Cool piece, Lib. You've chosen an obviously relevant and controversial topic. It would be great to see you interview a recreational user or seller. I'm sure you could figure out how to get a hold of one or both.
    daverandag
  • I never thought I would take adderall and had always criticized my friends for doing it, but I had a big research project that was bearing down on me and I had no choice but to pull all nighters for many nights in a row. I got desperate and decided to try it to help me get through it (I don't have a prescription).
    It was amazing, I got so much done and had energy to do my project. I started to think that maybe I actually have ADD. However, I started to get attached to it. This big research project needed to get done in a short time frame, I didn't procrastinate, it was just the nature of the project and having a deadline that could not be pushed back. I turned to it to help me pull long nights and long days. I took it for about 8 days straight. It was probably the most unheathly thing I have done to myself. I had only 12 hours of sleep in 5 days, I probably lost like 10-15 pounds (i never actually got to weigh myself right before or after), and the withdrawl sucked. I didn't even notice I was becoming addicted until I stopped taking it and went through withdrawl, it was not fun. I was shaky, my brain felt like mush, I was depressed, my body was physically tired, and I could not focus on anything or carry on conversations for 2 days afterwards.
    If you do not have prescription or you're new to it, be careful! Don't make it a habit. I at least stopped before it was too hard to stop. It helped me get a good grade, but it drove me insane to get it...not worth it in the end...this is an interesting topic that I think needs more coverage on current since i know many students at my school who do adderall and can easily get it.
    ks33182
  • I only use adderall on school days because it fits my schedule. On weekends or vacation, I don't really need it. Essentially, I quit cold turkey every friday, but never go into withdrawl. I haven't had any trouble whatsoever with it. The only real effect is normalization. I'm generally tired and apathetic. My brpther has taken it a few times if he needs to finish an assignment like reading a couple plays in one day, but usually, he can just keep himself awake. Whenever he takes it, there are no adverse effects besides return to normal. Neither of us drink coffee, which might have something to do with it. We're used to staying awake w/o stimulants, so it's easier to adjust. I'd say for anyone who is afraid they might have to use adderall, just try altering your sleep pattern. Take frequent, short naps during the day, and stay up until four regularly, and eventually, it will become normal. You don't need stimulants to stay awake.
    dco
    • dco
    • 8 months ago
  • I believe adderal and other prescribtion drug use for grades can be traced far back into someones academic career. My older brother tells me of how he would get up to 25 dollars a pill for Ritalin and other such drugs. However I do not feel that Adderal is an "academic steroid" or should be treated as such. If students are using this drug without prescription, they should not be punished, but helped both academically and psychologically with mandatory study groups, tutors, and concellers
    losttraveler66
  • Unless, that is, they simply don't care about school. Some people have the ability, but refuse to cooperate, and that is not responsible use of adderall.
    dco
    • dco
    • 5 months ago
  • Hi Lib,
    I'm going to comment on how you could make this pod stronger. Some people pointed out that it seems one sided, and that is because of some things that are obvious and some, not so obvious. You only interview women and girls. How about some male points of view. Your theme is supposedly "adderall abuse on campus" but we never see the abuse, we only hear people talking about it in a negative way, never hear people who take it (without a prescription, only to study-I mean) with success for finals or to pull off a project. One weakness of the pod is that it relies too much on title cards to move it along. The title cards also are not compelling -- the big glaring example is the one that says, "Many students think..." and then you only interview two. Tess, the girl who can't sleep doesn't really belong in this pod at all because she's not someone who's abusing the drug. Adderall is essentially amphetamine so it is not surprising that it causes sleeplessness. The pod's opening needs to be stronger too. You start with a bland title card, and go on to a bland interview laden with jargon and acronyms -- not something very catchy I'm afraid. The music all the way through adds to the blandness because it is rather soothing and uniform. I don't mean to dump all over your pod, Lib, I just think that you need to approach this very important and current topic with a fresh set of interviews and aim to grab the viewer's attention rather than just provide information. Best of luck to you on your next cut.
    Julie_Soller

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