The Spread of Study Drugs: Just How Scared Should We Be?

The idea that young people may experiment with drugs while at college is not new. For many students, college is the first time they are unleashed from the constraints of home life and can let loose away from inquisitive parents. The shy come out of their shell, the wild become wilder, and for thousands of students across the US, their liberation leads to unbridled alcohol abuse and hedonistic drug experimentation.

But these days, things are different. Recreational drug use is as common as ever, but the past decade has seen a staggering rise in the use and abuse of so-called ‘study …read more