‘Good-Grade Pills’: How High School Students Are Using Prescription Drugs to Get Ahead

Behind many high-achieving high school students lies a dependence on prescription stimulants, according to a report in the New York Times.


Students abusing drugs like Adderall and Ritalin isn’t a new problem: they’ve long been weapons of choice for college kids looking to pull all-nighters. But according to the New York Times, that trend is now trickling down to the high school level. In a lengthy story on the front page Sunday, the Times reported that behind many high achieving students lies a secret addiction to prescription stimulants.

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/11/good-grade-pills-how-high-school-students-are-using-prescription-drugs-to-get-ahead/