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College Students Tweet More About Adderall During Finals

Texting An analysis of college students' Twitter use finds mentions of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall spikes during finals.

Colleges Tighten Rules on ADHD Drugs

college Dozens of colleges are instituting stricter rules for diagnosing and medicating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), The New York Times reports.

Sharp Rise in Emergency Department Visits Involving the Sleep Medication Zolpidem

lady yawning A new report shows that the number of emergency department visits involving adverse reactions to the sleep medication zolpidem rose nearly 220 percent from 6,111 visits in 2005 to 19,487 visits in 2010.

Synthetic Marijuana Third-Most Abused Substance by High School Students

K2-II Synthetic marijuana was the third-most abused substance by U.S. high school students last year, behind alcohol and marijuana, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Middle School Prevention Program Helps Cut Later Prescription Drug Abuse

Teens1 Young adults who had participated in a community-based prevention program in middle school reduced their prescription drug misuse up to 65 percent, a new study finds.

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