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In today's drug culture, Adderall OK for cramming students
by Norman Anderson
Forum | 11/22/05
Posted online at 11:37 PM EST on 11/21/05
Despite my anger at irresponsible parents and doctors, I do think that college students are justified in using Adderall to cram for exams. The developmental health risks of using the drugs are fewer than for people younger than us, since we are physically far more mature.
One of the prerequisites of college life is the ability to pull a 48-hour cram session, for which Adderall is particularly useful. I mean, haven't we all been caught staring at our clock while slowly giving into the desire to sleep at 4 a.m., and wishing coffee was a little bit stronger? This line of thinking has swept through American colleges, including Brandeis, to a great extent. This is why students take Adderall to stay focused. Sure, it's the easy way out, but when faced with the choice of doing something slightly unfair or wasting $40,000, the former seems pretty appetizing.
Besides, if you find the illegal use of Adderall too compromising to your ethical principles, you can legally obtain it by going to your physician and saying you want it. If you disagree with my assessment, check out the trash cans in the green room during exam week-the blue tissues don't mean a cold is going around.
One of the prerequisites of college life is the ability to pull a 48-hour cram session, for which Adderall is particularly useful. I mean, haven't we all been caught staring at our clock while slowly giving into the desire to sleep at 4 a.m., and wishing coffee was a little bit stronger? This line of thinking has swept through American colleges, including Brandeis, to a great extent. This is why students take Adderall to stay focused. Sure, it's the easy way out, but when faced with the choice of doing something slightly unfair or wasting $40,000, the former seems pretty appetizing.
Besides, if you find the illegal use of Adderall too compromising to your ethical principles, you can legally obtain it by going to your physician and saying you want it. If you disagree with my assessment, check out the trash cans in the green room during exam week-the blue tissues don't mean a cold is going around.
