Across college campuses and universities, some students are turning to illicit stimulants to help keep them attentive in class in hopes they will see enhanced academic results. Authors of a recent editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal want to educate students about the side effects of stimulant drugs.
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In an industry where image is everything, many celebrities develop eating disorders in an effort to remain thin and marketable in their field. While a few famous deaths have been connected with eating disorders and drugs used to stay thin, there are many celebrities who quietly struggle for many years.
Teens will often go to great lengths to escape their current environment, both physically and mentally. One substance that is often introduced to assist in the mental escape is stimulant drugs. A new KOTATV report shows that these drugs, which are often prescribed legally, tend to be abused by teens.
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For years, it has been common practice for college students to take advantage of certain substances that would enable them to better perform a task, stay up late to study or simply concentrate more thoroughly on a project. To the average college student this may seem normal – to others it is drug abuse.
Many encounters with drugs begin with an uneducated start. An initiated user, awash in ignorance themselves, offers a substance to a friend. The friend, asking few questions and anxious to try something new, accepts the offer and joins the party. Often, when dangerous side effects or an accidental overdose take place, the user has no idea what substance they’ve used. This scenario often plays out when a new drug hits the streets.
One of the largest drug abuse problems in the U.S. is crystal meth, with nearly 12 million people – some as young as age 12 – reporting experimenting with the drug. Despite federal measures to try to limit the use of the drug, numbers continue to rise. Meth is relatively easy to acquire and less expensive than other drugs, but can create a path of destruction.
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There are a number of reasons not to use amphetamines and while a doctor may prescribe them in situations where they are needed, dependence and abuse can quickly take hold. According to a recent Science Daily report, there is another reason to stay away from such drugs.
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Perhaps you’ve seen the ads—one shows a hunched-over, bloodied woman with the caption, “My mother knew I’d never hurt her, then she got in the way.” Another image shows a jail cell complete with bunk beds and a urinal that reads, “No one thinks they’ll spend a romantic evening here. Meth will change that.” These disturbing images are courtesy of the Meth Project, a nonprofit organization that says it’s showing the ugly truth about methamphetamine use through graphic print and broadcast ads.
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