RhetTech
Abstract
The pressures and stresses from school and work life to be the "perfect" student, or the "perfect" employee have pushed individuals to do whatever it takes to meet this standard, one of which is the misuse of prescription stimulants. Increasing rates of prescription stimulant misuse have contributed to the rise in its prevalence in America where we are now approaching the levels of the very first stimulant epidemic in the mid-to-late 1960s. The key difference is that in the past, these drugs were first synthesized and were a result of uncontrolled marketing and limited research. Today, it is the drive to be "perfect" accompanied by common drug culture that is leading towards its normalcy in the school and work environments, ultimately causing individuals to manipulate prescription stimulants to take the easy route towards success, potentially leading to a sequel to the prescription stimulant epidemic.
Recommended Citation
Bustos, Sabrina
(2020)
"A New Wave of the Prescription Stimulant Epidemic,"
RhetTech: Vol. 2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/rhettech/vol2/iss1/5
