Our guest today, Alan Schwarz, will talk about his findings that prescription stimulants such as Adderall, an amphetamine prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are being used by students to get better grades. At academically competitive high schools across the US, according to Alan’s interviews with students, parents and doctors, pressure over grades and competition for college admissions are encouraging students to abuse prescription stimulants. Pills are coming routine not only in some college and graduate school circles but high schools where teenagers say they ge
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