Study Drugs: A Student's New Best Friend?

Research medicine: Student's new friend. Many people who want to lose weight want "medicine" to eliminate the diet and exercise process. People looking for fun have "love pills" often called ecstasy. In an era where everything is easy to find, it is an incentive of chemicals, not emotions, people may want to solve the general problems facing college students and find simple solutions. The next morning, in the library that posted periodicals, in the case of most university students, the idea of ​​waiting for an empty bed is not an unreachable scene.

Abuse of prescription medicines, especially research medicine, is an increasing problem on our campus. Several students feel that all those who know know that they are using research medicine and they feel that they feel "under pressure" to their colleagues. Recent UT surveys found that the vast majority (87%) did not use research medicine. Many long horn choose 'natural research'. Prescription drugs such as Adderall® and Ritalin® can be physically and mentally dependent, especially for people without ADHD. Continued use will result in greater tolerance to the drug and will ultimately require more dose to achieve the same effect. After withdrawal, there is withdrawal symptoms such as depression

In the academic journal "Adolescence", research was conducted to test the influence of colleague relations and student activities on adolescent drug use. According to the records, 42% of the students surveyed conducted friends drug tests, which proved to be the most influential drug participation variables. "Enter strong moral values, values, beliefs In this way it is less likely to be affected by people who do not have the same ethical values ​​or values. There will be more opportunities to interact with good people, "Kelly said.

In modern American society, for all young people it is an important issue for all young people. A new study of 350,000 young people found that white students actually use drugs and alcohol rather than African American teenagers. "So far, schools have not been studied even for low income housing projects where black students use more alcohol or drug than whites, and (PRIDE) conducted this study. (Philadelphia Inquirer, December 19, 1989)