Spring 2010 101 Research: Prescription Drug Abuse

Caelyn's Research

Prescription Drug Abuse Among College Students

Gilbert Quintero, Jeffery Peterson, and Bonnie Young. "AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. " Journal of Drug Issues 36.4 (2006): 903-931. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.

This article discusses how prescription drugs are often used in a college setting including: self-medication, recreation, and to improve academic functioning, which make this issue hard to control. [1]

Silversides, A.. "Regulatory colleges to set painkiller guidelines. " Canadian Medical Association. Journal 181.8 (2009): 464-465. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.

This article talks about the ignorance of doctors prescribing prescription drugs for non-cancer pain and how it's affecting today's youth. [2]

ANDREA EGER. "Student shares pills at school. " Tulsa World 6 Mar. 2010, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2010.

This article tells about an issue with prescription drugs within an elementary school, and also gives a statistic. [3]

Lindsay's Research

Prescription Drug Abuse Among College Students

Paolella, A.. "STUDENT GROUPS TACKLE RX ABUSE. " The Athens News 31 Jan. 2010,Alt-Press Watch (APW), ProQuest. Web. 29 Mar. 2010.

This is an article about a student group who call themselves "Generation Rx" at Ohio University. This group is a combination of OU's Promoting Education, Wellness and Responsibility and its Pre-Pharmacy Club. They have teamed up to attempt to combat the prescription drug abuse problem among college students. The campaign is part of a statewide initiative that includes peer skits and open dialogue for students of all grade levels. The article says that because the drugs are prescription, people often don't see them as being as harmful to their bodies as street drugs, even if the drug is not prescribed to them. This has caused more people to abuse prescription drugs than all street drugs combined, except marijuana.

Christy Mullins. "Teens' drug of choice: pills: Abuse surges in affluent York Co. neighborhoods. " McClatchy - Tribune Business News 4 January 2010 ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 29 Mar. 2010.

This article is about the abuse of pills, especially painkillers, among affluent families and college students ages 18-20. Kids are often taking the pills from their parents medicine cabinets and then abusing them with friends. This has become the 'drug of choice'. Death from overdose rates are rising largely due to this new fad. Individuals often mix their prescription drugs with illicit ones, causing an overdose. The article also talks about academically gifted teens who take stimulants called 'study pills' in order to do better on tests.

Fenton, A., and J. Wunderlich. "MENTAL DOPING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF modern law school exams. " Student Lawyer 1 Jan. 2010: Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 29 Mar. 2010.

This article is about the use of Adderall among law school students during exams. The article speaks of the ethics of this problem, saying using Adderall in law school is the equivalent of an Olympian using steroids. The article also talks about proper use of Adderall for someone who has ADHD is akin to wearing glasses or contacts in a baseball game in order to see the ball as clearly as the player with 20/20 vision. However, improper use is akin to a nonhandicapped person parking in a handicapped space. This article contains a lot of useful information, as well as a very strong ethical argument.

Prescription Drug Abuse Among Others

Kristofer Noceda. "Castro Valley forum to address prescription drug abuse among youths. " Oakland Tribune 25 Jan. 2010, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 29 Mar. 2010.

This article talks about a three part information series about substance abuse in youth put on by The Castro Valley Community Action Network. The forums specifically talked about prescription drug abuse in high school students. The article offers a series of solutions for this such as a program that would offer to take old prescription drugs from individuals who no longer use them in order to prevent these drugs being taken and abused by other individuals in the home.