Adderall prescriptions are at an all-time high. While some accuse doctors of being money-hungry, not to mention pharmaceutical companies who push drug sales through doctor bonuses and other perks, there is another angle to this story. A substantial number of teens who “cry ADHD” are in fact seeking nothing but the speed-like high that comes with Adderall abuse.
The Adderall Fantasy
Termed the “study drug”, Adderall is prescribed in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy. It contains amphetamine, a strong stimulant. Because it causes wakefulness and increases attention, high school and college students use it to burn the midnight oil on study. Those who procrastinate, those nervous about the next day’s test, those who have trouble with school in general need only pop a few pills and they’re sailing through the next twenty-four hours of study.
It seems too good to be true, right? Well, it is. Dealers fail to mention the deep depression that follows an Adderall high. Prescriptions won’t describe the body aches, the excruciating stomach pains, the nausea and vomiting and fever that accompany Adderall withdrawal. Yet this is what can happen even after abusing the drug once or twice. Users suddenly find themselves craving the little orange pills even when they don’t need to study. Addiction comes on unexpectedly, but strong.
As the body begins to adapt, the drug no longer has the same effect. Ironically, the user develops poor concentration, slow reflexes and fatigue–the exact opposite of what he was going for. He tries to compensate by taking a higher dose, but what follows is either overdose or a long and dark road to addiction.
Feigning ADHD Drugs
While Adderall is available on the streets and most kids know who sells it at school, many students opt for using their parents’ medical insurance to fuel their addiction.
ADHD diagnosis is a short, painless process. It typically consists of a brief questionnaire about school, attention difficulties, and impulsivity. The student can even fill it out at home and drop it off with the school counselor the next day. Students looking to satisfy their drug cravings will have no qualms about falsifying answers and crafting their comments to make it look like they have attention problems. Hence the statistic that thirty to forty percent of Adderall users divert their medication.
The Facts On Amphetamine Abuse
Although the United States is only four percent of the world’s population, it produces eight-eight percent of the planet’s legal amphetamine. Even preschool children are issued these drugs like candy. Yet this speed-like drug is crushed and snorted by teens and college students to get high–a rather obvious inconsistency.
A 2010 study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that full-time college students between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two were two times more likely to abuse Adderall than those of the same age but not in college.
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Source: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_82ad5eda-3f14-11e2-8788-001a4bcf887a.html
