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College Students and Psychoactive Medication
ResumeNever mind the old equation of college and recreational drugs, the parents' old tiptoe through pot and peyote. A new generation is arriving at university heavily armed with prescriptions for Zoloft, Dexedrine, Paxil and Prozac. Xanax, Adderall, Cylert and Ritalin. And it's not about weekend benders. It's about ADD, anxiety, OCD and depression.
Officials say that today that about 40 percent of American college students are on psychoactive drugs. Everybody knows the number is huge. But what exactly does it mean? Up next On Point: the Medicated Generation goes to college.
Guests:
Gertrude Carter, director of psychological services, Bennington College
Jeff Winseman, medical director of health and psychological services, Bennington College
Robert Gallagher, psychologist at the University of Pittsburgh
This program aired on September 27, 2002.