Katherine Sharpe's Medication: Adderall, Propaganda, And

Adderall and propaganda Children are no longer children, but a burden with too much energy, they are too hyperactive. An adult cannot concentrate due to being diagnosed with the condition known as Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder otherwise known as ADHD. Pharmaceutical advancements have been a wonderful asset to modern times but not all side effects are known by the consumers. College students are using Adderall to get high not for pleasure, but rather to focus in hopes of their academic improvement. The problem with this is that Adderall is an Amphetamine, so it is classified as a “schedule two drug” by the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA). Drugs classified as schedule two drugs have a “high potential for abuse with severe psychological …show more content…
Many people simply think that Adderall helps them to focus, but the research conducted has mostly found that it correlates negatively to those who do not have ADHD. It is an understandable conclusion due to Adderall changing the chemical composition of certain parts of the human brain. Katherine Sharpe author of “Medication: The smart pill oversell”, writes about the lack of evidence there is to support the notion that Adderall helps improve educational achievements by means of focusing the person’s attention. Sharpe includes results from tests conducted on a group of college students. The group of college students were asked to solve some geometrical related problems rated easy, medium, and hard. The group took these exams before having ingested the Adderall pill and after so the effects could be analyzed in a subjective manner. After taking the pill many believed their concentration increased and believed to work more efficiently. The results showed that many of them did not do better on the tests, but on the hard test there was a slight …show more content…
If one was to look up advertisements that directly promote Adderall an image of a young boy appears but it can also be found in an article written by Thomas Sullivan for Policy and Medicine. The image depicts a young boy standing, half of his body is dressed in a soccer uniform holding a soccer ball while the other half is dressed in school attire holding a notebook. This advertisement has each prop and word precisely placed to get the readers full attention. There is a use of bright colors contrasted by some darker colors to really catch the reader’s attention. The boy’s wardrobe consisting of the school attire and sports attire implies a certain balance that can be maintained between school and sports. It is the implication that he will strive in an academic environment and excel in sports. The background of the advertisement appears to be neurons giving the image a sense of being genuinely “logical”. It looks legit, as though so much research has been conducted and supports the claims being presented. The language used is very specific to get the message across but not too specific that it tells the reader what to think rather leaves some room for interpretation to the reader’s needs. It reads “In the management of ADHD, reveal his potential”. This advertisement is supporting the claim that by taking Adderall your child will become a better person they will find their