Presentation for Foster Community Mentors on the IUB Campus

1. STUDY DRUGS
Jackie Daniels
Office of Alternative Screening and Intervention Services
(OASIS)

2. Everything I need to know I
learned the most from
The Fresh Prince

3. “Something inside of me that
sparked the drive to be
independently successful died,
and I swallowed the pills. ”
-17 year-old female

4. Psychological/Physical
Effects Long Term Effects
 Alertness  Addiction
 Better concentration  Psychological
 Itchy Skin Dependence
 Psychomotor Agitation  Nasal and Tooth
 Insomnia Decay
 Hallucinations  Liver/Kidney Damage
 Paranoia  Heart Failure
 Bruxism (grinding)
 Brain Damage
 Formication
OVERDOSE=Increased body temperature, heart failure,
stroke
*Worse when combined with other
medications/substances

5.  THEFT, VANDALISM, 5-0
ASSAULT-byproducts Legal Consequences for Use,
Possession and Purchase of
of addiction and Prescription Adderall and
other stimulants
dealing
 Felony for possession,
purchase or dealing
 Career, family,
licensing implications

6.  According to the 2012 ICSUS Survey:
◦ Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana are the most
commonly abused substances on campus
◦ Prescription drugs are NEXT:
 Older students (21+) are more likely to misuse
prescription medication
 14.8% of IU students surveyed reported taking an
Rx drug not prescribed to them in 1 year
 6.3% of IU students surveyed reported taking an
Rx drug not prescribed to them in 1 month
 Hydrocodone, Adderall, Xanax are the top 3!
IU-Bloomington Stats

7. “The thing that I found the
most frustrating was that
their use of „study drugs‟
actually worked and some
were rewarded for it. ”
-20 year-old female student
CHEATING?
Academic Misconduct
IU Code of Conduct
“INTEGRITY”
“Cheating is considered to be an attempt -What is it?
to use or provide unauthorized assistance,
materials, information, or study aids in
any form and in any academic exercise or
environment.”

8. What you can do What you can say
 Lock up your meds  “I noticed that you
 Check-in with your
neighbors, classmates haven‟t been sleeping
 Culture of Care well.”
 Plan study breaks and  “Would you like to
study groups have a study party
 Support SLEEP and
quiet time on your floor with me?”
 Plan a STEP UP IU!  “You totally can do
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floor
IDEAS…