Studente gebruik voorgeskrewe medikasie om te leer sê studie
'n Onafhanklike studie deur dr. Chris Verster, ‘n psigiater van die Lentegeur-hospitaal in Mitchells Plain het bevind dat 10 – 20% van studente gebruik Ritalin of het dit al gebruik.
Methylphenidate, which is manufactured under the brand name of Ritalin¨, is a stimulant.
Ritalin¨ is a stimulant that produces pharmacological effects similar to those of cocaine and amphetamines and it is prescribed to treat (ADHD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADD and other conditions. Unlike other stimulants, however, MPH (its shortened chemical name) has not been produced by drug dealers in homemade labs, probably because it is an inexpensive, available medication with a prescription, even though it is a controlled substance.
A growing number of incidents of abuse have been associated with teens and young adults using MPH for its stimulant effects: appetite suppression, wakefulness, increased attentiveness, increased focus, and euphoria. Many teens are using it for weight reduction since it is a powerful appetite suppressant.
The drug has been named with the street name of: "Vitamin R", "R-Ball" and the "Smart Drug". It is inexpensive to purchase from friends or dealers for anywhere from 50 cents to one dollar per pill and up to 5 dollars per pill.
The drug is prescribed to approximately 2.5 million children for ADD/ADHD, according to Ciba-Geigy, but this has been a very controversial drug and topic over the past several years. We are not promoting this drug, just providing information about the potential abuse of it.
The dramatic increase in the U.S. production and consumption of this drug in recent years can largely be attributed to its increased use for the treatment of ADHD in children. A growing number of incidents of abuse have been associated with adolescents, young adults and college students who are using the drug for its stimulant effects. It is being used for appetite suppression in many teenagers with eating disorders who have gotten the pills from friends. In college students it is being used as a stimulant to help them stayed focused and awake (for long nights of studying) and for parents of children prescribed t
‘n Onafhanklike studie deur dr. Chris Verster, ‘n psigiater van die Lentegeur-hospitaal in Mitchells Plain het bevind dat 10 – 20% van studente gebruik Ritalin of het dit al gebruik.
Ritalin word aan kinders voorgeskryf om aandaggebrek-hiperaktiwiteitsteuring(AGHS) te behandel. Dit behoort nie vrylik beskikbaar te wees nieen kan slegs met ‘n voorskrif van ‘n dokter verkry word. Dit blyk dat daar ‘n swartmark vir Ritalin en soortgelyke dwelms bestaan.
Verlede jaar het die Herald oor verskeie dwelm kwessies berig, onder studente asook skoliere het dit uitgekom dat hulle Ritalin gebruik om vir langer te kan konsentreer en studeer.
Die gewaar bestaan dat die misbruik van die dwelm tot angs en verslawing kan lei.
“Ek dink die gebruik van die medikasie kan toegeskryf word aan die akademiese druk waaronder studente soms is,” het Verster in Beeld gesê.
“Ons kyk na beide kante van die argument, die promosie van verbeterings terapie asook die regulering en moontlik ook die voorkoming daarvan,” lui die artikel
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Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.
