Think about anyone in college, a brother, a sister, a cousin, even a friend. Now think about the idea that every college student has a 25 percent chance of being the user of some sort prescription drug in which they were not prescribed to, and an almost guaranteed chance of knowing someone else who is doing so. The NCPIE defines illegal prescription drug use as “ taking a medication that is prescribed to them differently or at a higher dose than is recommended by their healthcare professional to alleviate symptoms or try to self medicate with someone else’s medication”. Prescription drug abuse is an increasing problem, as it can cause great consequence on not only the user, but also those around that person, and therefore individual people and society as a whole needs to take action, and make a change to decrease this problem.
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Sam Dillistin, senior at Christopher Newport University states that, he knows that he has access to these drugs wherever he would go: “people that give it and sell it to their friends. It feels like is is everywhere, it is easy to get on college campus”("Popping Pills: Examining the Use of 'study Drugs' during Finals." ). As the awareness of these drugs increase, the students feel as though this is normal, and that it is acceptable, when in reality it is cheating. For example according to NCPIE, over 50 percent of the students that are taking stimulant medication under the orders of their doctor, have been asked to sell or trade that same medication in the last year ("Taking Action to Prevent & Address Prescription Drug Abuse A Resource Kit for America's College Campuses."). Students that are using their own medication legally, are dragged into this illegal cycle of using prescription drug use, truly being no better than the actual user, and making this problem bigger than it already