Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine: A Student’s Illegal Path to Good Grades

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The point at which a person comes to the level of desperation to risk the rest of their lives for a decent grade in secondary and postsecondary education occurs all too often. Many college students around the largest universities of the United States have experienced this feeling of desperation, so naturally they tried to find a solution. The solution falls into the hands of Amphetamine or Dextroamphetamine, known better as Adderall, a staggering amount of the time. Students obtain Adderall illegally, as it is a prescription drug, for the common belief around United States college campuses that it improves students’ focus and attention span, while also prolonging the time students can go without sleep. Adderall can be better understood through the explanations of its legal and illegal uses along with the success of both, the side effects and legal consequences of its illegal use, and with how the illegal uses of Adderall and the drug itself will continue into the future.
Adderall can be a life changing medicine when prescribed to a patient with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or patients suffering from narcolepsy. That is Adderall’s general, legal purpose, to help control the mental illness of ADHD. ADHD is a problem in which the sufferer is unable to retain focus on anything for a varying amount of time, depending on the degree of severity the sufferer is diagnosed. ADHD can also cause its sufferers to be overactive and to be unable to control their general behavior (Merill). However, when Adderall is not prescribed to help treat either ADHD or narcolepsy, the only way for one to obtain it is through illegal drug sales. Typically, when Adderall is obtained illegally the goal of its user is to help prolong the amo...

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