Students at Hopkins also Twitch

Students at John Hopkins University have gone to study pills Adderall and Ritalin to stay awake. One student goes on to say that some students even snort the pills. Many students say this is becoming a ”big problem”. People who take the pills occasionally may not be at risk for serious side effects but others. Abusers of study pills may get phonetic tics, high blood pressure, increased heart rate, hallucinations and cardiomyopathy. Students prefer Adderall to Ritalin because Aderall is less harsh. In addition Adderall goes for about $1.50 a pill while Ritalin goes for about $5.00 at Hopkins. Students who have prescriptions to the drugs sell them and make some profit. The problem is the willingness of students to sell the pills and the fact that they’re so cheap.

Hopkins students turning to drugs to keep grades up

-The availability of study drugs is growing at John Hopkins University

-some students have started crushing up and snorting pills in order to study better

-abuse of study drugs can lead to health problems

-students with prescriptions are willing to sell their pills for a small profit

-study pills are sold at a cheap price, making them affordable for everyone