How come no one seems to be concerned about all the "study drug" taking by our high school students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from college in 1990 and people were taking stimulants then too. This is not new.

But I don't think significant number of middle schoolers and high school students were taking study drugs meant for ADHD kids even going as far as buying those drugs on a regular basis.

[Anonymous]

I think this is not really discussed because almost all the kids buying/selling/taking these drugs are whites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That sounds like cheating. May even be criminal if those drugs are sold.

Not "may even be", it is very much illegal.

[Anonymous]

My son has ADHD and like a PP mentioned, I hope this prescription drug abuse won't interfere with his treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That sounds like cheating. May even be criminal if those drugs are sold.

Not "may even be", it is very much illegal.

So, apparently we have lot of drug dealers attending our high schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is not really discussed because almost all the kids buying/selling/taking these drugs are whites.

Isn't the drug issue limited to the inner city schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U mad?

You mean U med?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even some parents ask doctors about getting their child on these drugs hoping it will improve their children with grades. Bad decision.

Prepping taken to the new level.

[Anonymous]

isn't it legal if a doctor prescribed the drug for "uhmm" some perceived medical needs as conveyed by the user, no the patient?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is not really discussed because almost all the kids buying/selling/taking these drugs are whites.

Isn't the drug issue limited to the inner city schools?

Designer drugs like these are more readily available to high SES schools. Lower SES kids don't often go to pyschs to get ADHD Rx.

This is the thing. People think the high SES schools are better, but they have some serious problems in these schools, too. Rampant drug and alcohol abuse and rich parents bailing their kids out. Think the "affluenza" kid. The drug use amongst the high achieving HSers is so scary to me. We purposely stayed away from the "rich" schools. Too much pressure and temptation in every way.

[Anonymous]

What difference does it make? A huge proportion of the kids who supposedly "need" these meds for an so-called actual "disorder" get their prescription based on an unsubstantiated opinion from a psychiatrist who observes them for an hour, has the parents fill out a few questionnaires, and boom--voila! The kid officially has ADHD. No test of any kind available or required.
Most of the time the drugs don't work or don't work for long, and have really bad side effects. Who cares if the kids are being doped one way or the other?

[Anonymous]

We should all care as a society as these kids' problems and the fallout will effect us all over time.

[Anonymous]

Scholars on steroids. Lance Armstrong should talk to these kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What difference does it make? A huge proportion of the kids who supposedly "need" these meds for an so-called actual "disorder" get their prescription based on an unsubstantiated opinion from a psychiatrist who observes them for an hour, has the parents fill out a few questionnaires, and boom--voila! The kid officially has ADHD. No test of any kind available or required.
Most of the time the drugs don't work or don't work for long, and have really bad side effects. Who cares if the kids are being doped one way or the other?

Well how come they go to good colleges and get better jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is not really discussed because almost all the kids buying/selling/taking these drugs are whites.

Isn't the drug issue limited to the inner city schools?

Designer drugs like these are more readily available to high SES schools. Lower SES kids don't often go to pyschs to get ADHD Rx.

This is the thing. People think the high SES schools are better, but they have some serious problems in these schools, too. Rampant drug and alcohol abuse and rich parents bailing their kids out. Think the "affluenza" kid. The drug use amongst the high achieving HSers is so scary to me. We purposely stayed away from the "rich" schools. Too much pressure and temptation in every way.

High ses schools are producing the leaders and bosses of your kid, it's obviously a good thing.