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Drug Epidemic at Manalapan HS in Manalapan, NJ
In most high schools, drugs are a common rite of passage. As a matter of fact, the problem is so serious that it has reached epidemic levels. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - NIH (2014), 22.1%, 16.3%, and 22.7% of high school students (seniors) in 2013 admitted to binge drinking, cigarette smoking and marijuana smoking, respectively.
Prescription drugs are also being abused at an alarming rate. For instance, "in 2013, 15.0% of high school seniors used a prescription drug non-medically…" (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014). One of the prescription drugs most abused, as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2014) further points out, was Adderall. The said prescription drug is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity...
Other commonly abused prescription drugs are products with dextromethorphan as a component and Vicodin.
In a study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse "about 17% percent of American high school students are drinking, smoking or using drugs during the school day" (Kuczynski-Brown, 2012). Manalapan High School, which forms the basis of this discussion, is one of the affected institutions.
The Institution: In Brief
Established in 1971, Manalapan High School is one of Manalapan Township's public high schools. Essentially, the institution serves learners from the entire Englishtown.
The General Characteristics of the Population
From grade 9 through to 12, the school has a total student population of 2,079. In terms of individual grades, the student population for grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 is 502, 503, 525, and 549 students respectively. With regard to gender, male…
References
Kuczynski-Brown, A. (2012). School Drug Use: Survey Finds 17% of High School Students Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During the School Day. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/annual-survey-finds-17-pe_n_1824966.html
National Institute on Drug Abuse -- NIH. (2014). Drug Facts: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/high-school-youth-trends
Adderall presence on the U.S. market With between 3% and 5% of individuals in the U.S. having been diagnosed with ADHD, there is high demand for drugs that can make it possible for these respective individuals to cope with their condition. While there is much controversy regarding such drugs, some are considered especially effective and there is a strong consumer base for these products. During the last two decades Adderall experienced
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"The increased dopamine flow in the frontal cortex then allows the brain to carry on its executive functions as a normal brain would, thus counteracting the effects of ADHD" (3). Treatment of ADHD: Even for individuals with the illness for whom Adderall is most commonly prescribed, "The effectiveness of ADDERALL® for long-term use has not been systematically evaluated in controlled trials," in a longitudinal fashion and is usually a part of
How to Solve the Illegal Exchange and Non-Medical use of Adderall among College Students: A Research Proposal Introduction As numerous researchers have pointed out in recent years, the spread of “smart” drugs is on the rise across college campuses (Arria & DuPont, 2010; Frood, 2018; Vrecko, 2015). So-called “study drugs” like Adderall, which is an amphetamine, are used by students to help them study, cram, focus, and get ready for finals or
Drugs and Addiction Prolonged drug use produces compulsive seeking of the drugs. Drugs affect the functioning of the brains' functioning, and that has behavioral implications on the drug addict. Drug addiction leads to chronic relapses, which may lead a person to face problems of disconnection. Prescription drugs are becoming the most abused drug types regardless of the negative influences they produce to the lives and behavior of users. University students in
But Canada took steps to defer sales of the medicine which was provoked by 20 sudden losses of lives; out of 14 were children, among those consuming the prescribed doses of Adderall XR. There were reported cases of about a dozen strokes, two among children. The deaths took place during 1999 in the United States. The Canadian retracting of the drug Adderall XR will not drive similar steps in