Students Partying, Source: Mother Nature Network
On college campuses today, Adderall + Alcohol have become the new party craze. Currently in the United States there are somewhere between 5 to 7 million children and young adults being diagnosed with a learning disability called, ADHD, and doctors are prescribing Adderall like its candy to their patients. These numbers are terrifying, many kids and young adults are becoming reliable on these drugs, and using and selling them for all the wrong reasons. There are multiple reasons why people mix Adderall and Alcohol, but the main reason why is to party longer. By mixing, individuals are allowed to drink more while at the same time postponing the feeling of sleepiness or passing out.
The effects of mixing Adderall and Alcohol on the body include
- Decreased depressant effects of alcohol
- Euphoria
- Excitation
- Increased alertness
- Increased blood pressure
- Increased pulse
- Insomnia
- Loss of appetite.
In most cases of mixing meds with alcohol (around 80%) of situations occur such that people take Adderall after they start drinking. A study from 2006 by the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) found that on college campuses, Adderall is typically snorted, and used as a mixture with alcohol. And finally, another 2006 study from the University of Michigan established that men and women with alcohol problems are 18 times more likely to use prescription drugs for non-medical reasons than people who don’t drink at all.
The reason WHY Adderall is more likely used amongst college student today is that it allows the user to drink twice as much as they would be able to with the drug. Also, how accessible it is for them to receive the partying drug. The majority of the time, people feel if something is prescribed by a doctor, it cant be that bad for you. Adderall by itself is not a harmful drug, it actually benefits many people, but when mixing it with alcohol is a whole other dangerous scenario.
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