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The Abuse of Adderall among College S tudents

The Abuse of Adderall among College S tudents. By: Sarah Sibley, Sam Ardney , Zach Tanner, Sabrina Precher , Adrian Paila. Why We Decided To Investigate This. This is a big issue on college campuses. It can be very unhealthy for students and it’s a major problem.

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The Abuse of Adderall among College S tudents

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  1. The Abuse of Adderall among College Students By: Sarah Sibley, Sam Ardney, Zach Tanner, Sabrina Precher, Adrian Paila

  2. Why We Decided To Investigate This • This is a big issue on college campuses. It can be very unhealthy for students and it’s a major problem. • Plus it allows us a better understanding for the habits that we witness from students we interact with. • Video Covering Side Effects: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pabgiUc9jw

  3. People Relevant to the Topic • The College students actively taking Adderall • The Doctors that prescribe this to students that need them. • The Teachers who notice this behavior but don’t report it.

  4. Benefits of Discussion This • To make people more aware of it’s occurrence in college students population of this generation.

  5. Statistics on Adderall • • 6.9% of the students surveyed had used an illegal prescription stimulant in their life • • 4.1% using in the past year • • Illicit use was highest among 1)white fraternity members; 2) students from the northeastern region of the United States; 3) students from colleges with more competitive admission standards. • • Nonmedical prescription stimulant users were “more likely to report use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, and other risky behaviors” • Survey research of 1,811 students at a large public institution in the American South East:

  6. An Adderall Experiment • Table 1 • Interviewee demographic information • Demographic category N • Gender • Male 94 • Female 81 • Race • White/Caucasian 162 • Other race/ethnicity 13 • Year in school • Freshman 33 • Sophomore 41 • Junior 49 • Senior 52 • Greek affiliation • Fraternity (male) 63 • Sorority (female) 48 • male students, male Greeks interviewed male Greeks, and female Greeks i

  7. Adderall Abuse Experiment • There was an investigation conducted to compare the effect of Adderall on students with A.D.H.D Compared to students that abuse psychostimulant medications. • It consisted of 43 undergrad students with a prescription for Ritalin or Adderall that were given structured interviews.

  8. Results from Adderall Experiment • Analyses revealed that misusers, compared to non-misusers were significantly more likely to report using a greater number of illicit substances, including nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens, and opiates, over the past year. Also misusers, compared to non-misusers, were significantly more likely to report greater probable negative effects, experience more hyperactivity symptoms, and score higher on a measure of sensation seeking.

  9. Sources • McCabe, Sean E., John R. Knight, Christian J. Teter, and Henry Wechsler. "Non-medical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among US College Students: Prevalence and Correlates from a National Survey." Addiction (2005): 96-106. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&hid=115&sid=14353f49-df2a-4c3c-976a-008d13b8ab98%40sessionmgr12>. • Jardin, Bianca, Alison Looby, and Mitch Earleywine. "Characteristics of College Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Who Misuse Their Medications." JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH59.5 (2011): 373-377. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&hid=2&sid=14353f49-df2a-4c3c-976a-008d13b8ab98%40sessionmgr12>.

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