After a while, users need higher doses to get the same effect. This leads to dependence and addiction for those users of the drug. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 43 percent of ecstasy users become dependent on the drug. Users are aware of the negative consequences of ecstasy, but their dependence on it prevents them from stopping to use the drug. However, Ecstasy is used medicinally to relieve victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Even if a teen has never considered doing drugs they might do it just to fit in with their friends. Music and television may also encourage teens to do drugs today. Many songs and shows give the impression that drugs are fun and considered cool. Other teens do drugs to relive stress. Teens who are depressed are more susceptible to using drugs.
The people that binge drink the most have more severe problems. These people are more likely, than people who do not drink excessively, to miss class, get behind in their homework or class assignments, involve themselves with sexual activity, not using protection during sexual activity, getting caught by campus security, or maybe even wounded, or seriously injured. “Such heavy alcohol use among American college students has received considerable attention because of high alcohol-related morbidity and mortality is widely considered a public health concern with serious immediate and long-term consequences” (Saylor, 2011). Many college campuses have considered taking serious actions to control the behavior of college students that are binge drinking. Administrators on college campuses have establish a zero tolerance policy for alcohol so that the campus is a dry campus.
What do you believe are the various positions of Miami students regarding these problems? a. One of the largest issues with this drug is that people think its safe since it can be prescribed. They don’t believe it can have deadly consequences. There is also a large market for it on nearly all college campuses so it can become difficult to control.
Opgave B i delprøve 2 Study drugs has become a known term over the last couple of decades. It is a drug that high school and college students take to boost their academic performance and their ability to study harder. The ''study drug'' which is also known as the medicine Ritalin and Adderall, and is normally used to cure ADD and ADHD, but is used by students in USA to increase their concentration, productivity and endurance. A lot of young Americans spend all their nights preparing for exams, because they can’t do it in the afternoon due to their sports and social life, they are really exhausted and overloaded, and that's why study drugs are so popular. The drugs are relatively cheap and easy to get, usually from friends, student dealers or by faking ADHD symptoms to get a prescription, but there are also some serious side effects such as depression, mood swings, insomnia, heart rate and blood pressure irregularities.
However, Purdue Pharma still denies OxyContin to be addictive. Its introduction has been a great economic success for Purdue Pharma and now accounts for eighty percent of the company’s total business (Goode and Inciardi 2). Because it has become popular with drug abusers, OxyContin has received a lot of unwanted attention by the media. As of March 1, 2007, prescription drug abuse will exceed other forms of illegal narcotics used worldwide (Kole 1). The pharmaceutical drug OxyContin is developed to be a very potent pain reliever used by patients with chronic illnesses, although, many users have developed extreme problems caused by the drug’s highly addictive nature.
While this may be true, it is crucial to acknowledge that one of the reasons behind the high rates of drug abuse is the ease of availability (Simon 2005). In fact, many people get addicted to prescription drugs thanks to their availability. The writer also argues that the prohibition in the use of these drugs is wrong since the drugs are immensely useful. Falling under the category of nootropics (a Greek word that means “act upon the mind”) smart drugs are said to improve memory consolidation, learning as well as memory retrieval devoid of other effects on central nervous system, not to mention the low toxicity even when high doses are taken. While these effects are evidently desirable, it is crucial that the writer examines the flip side of the so-called smart drugs.
While I have a clear idea of what I want to do as an adult, I also find myself overwhelmed by trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I feel pressure to make educational and career decisions that can impact the rest of my life. For example, choosing a major was slightly stressful, as can making decisions about where to live, which relationships to pursue, and more when I have graduated from college. These things are on my mind constantly every day of my life, and is definitely a pressure to me. However, Zinsser focus on much more common pressures of college students.
Hanson, and I believe that some of the reason why students drink to excess is because of that adrenaline rush they get from breaking the rules. My parents, among many other adults, have told me that once you reach the legal drinking age, getting excessively intoxicated loses its thrill. Perhaps if we were to lower the drinking age to eighteen, we would see less college students admitted to hospitals with alcohol poisoning and other alcohol related issues. Overall, a lower drinking age seems like a good idea to me. It would allow students in college to go out and enjoy themselves without being stressed out about breaking the law, as well as possibly lower the number of alcohol related injuries and incidents.
The causes of underage drinking include peer pressure, family history, low self-esteem, and of course curiosity (Courtney & Polich, 2009). Most students who enter college in the United States are about eighteen years of age. They find a new kind of freedom on college campuses away from the supervisory eyes of their parents being away from home gives these students the freedom to make their own decisions regarding school, their finances, and their social