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i Advertisement Advertisements80 advertising posters of prescription drugs from 1926 to nowadays has been collected. The image given showed a variety of ways toward happyness for the patients. This kind of communication promote the misperception of the phenomenon. i Advertisement AdvertisementNot a single advertisement refers to the main side effects. The most common among them is for sure the addiction to these drugs which most of them contains amphetamines.
i Universities UniversitiesFrom the data provided by niche.com, the perception of the phenomenon on US campuses is diverse. There are universities in which 75% of the students interviewed indicate stimulant drugs as the most popular in the university. There’s a partial correlation between the good level of the university and the use of drugs to improve university performance. i Universities Health ServicesThe health policies of the 40 best universities in the United States and the 40 universities were analyzed where the popularity of drugs is higher according to niche.com. In the first category only 45% of the universities cites these types of drugs in their policies. The percentage, already low, drops to 20% if we consider the 40 universities with the highest popularity rate.
i Newspapers NewspapersBy analizing the articles from Jan. 2012 to Nov. 2018 we found a substantial decrease in the articles that referred to Adderall. By focusing on the correlation between students and drugs, about 70% referred to the academic field and in particular to topics like performance and concentration. i Newspapers NewspapersAddiction turns out to be only the third case mentioned in the articles analyzed. Only 30% move away from the academic field, correlating more closely the Adderall with the students.

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According to a study conducted from 2004 to 2008 by the University of Maryland (School of Public Health) on a sample of 898 students, the uselessness of the study drugs has been demonstrated. In fact the grade point average remain practically unchanged between the 2 nd and 3 rd year. On the contrary, among the initiators and the persistors there is a slight, albeit minimal, decrease in the GPA.
I've been struggling this whole semester academically and mentally. I get to the end of my day and I am incredibly dizzy and I realized I haven't eaten all day.(...). I have lost 20 lbs in two months. The "good" effects tend to taper off though, while side effects get worse. (...)My blood pressure has went up, and I've found its harder to focus when I'm not on it. ... despite the depression it gives me so I can get my GPA a bit higher Seriously bro, it's the most evil part of the drug. (...)I see meth in my future, if I'm being honest… (...) medicine becomes your bodies baseline. It's crazy. I had terrifying sleep paralysis and then later vivid dreams. If I take adderall I get really bad dry mouth and can’t sleep for minimum 24 hours. ... it causes my anxiety to shoot through the roof. (...)It's highly addictive, and should not be abused. I hate this feeling because my brain completely shuts down My skin hurt, I couldn’t get out of bed, and I was having hallucinations. I wanted to know if there were ways to shake off the side effects quickly Sure that you wanna take more? READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE