Schumer Seeks Crackdown On “Academic Doping”

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schumerNew York’s senior senator wants colleges to come back from summer break with a plan on how to deal with abuse of prescription ADHD pills.

Sen. Charles Schumer, speaking from his Midtown office on Sunday, said up to 35 percent of all college kids report using stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin as a study tool, reports CBS affiliate WCBS in New York.

“That’s sort of academic doping,” said Schumer. “There are better ways to pull an all-nighter and stay up. There’s coffee, there’s things like NoDoz.”

Schumer said it must be on the colleges to crack down on this rampant drug abuse. He has urged colleges to implement new standard for diagnosing and monitoring students seeking Adderall or other stimulants.

“For somebody to call up and say ‘well, my doctor prescribed it at home, send me pills, here’s the prescription number…’ that’s not good enough,” said Schumer. “If a student gets 100 or 200 Adderall pills, even if they are legitimately entitled, they may lend a bunch to their friends.”

Read more at CBS NEWS.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. Every Sunday, whether he has something of substance to say or not, Schumer make a “proclamation”.

    The media, Matzav included, like toy soldiers
    “report” this “newsworthy” item.

  2. Giving students a medicine that allows then to concentrate and learn stops acting out behavior is bad. But pot and other drugs are ok and should be legalized. Time for fools to go

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