Heads up: real news about drugs and your body.

• Author: Volko, Nora D.
• Position: Brief article

Dear Teacher:

The final installment of this year's Heads Up series focuses on prescription stimulants and why abusing them is dangerous.

"When taken as prescribed by a doctor, prescription stimulants can safely and effectively treat disorders such as ADHD, improving the lives of millions of kids (and adults). But teens are also abusing these drugs. For example, Adderall[R] is one of the drugs most frequently abused by high school seniors, with 6.5 percent of them reporting nonmedical use in the past year.

By sharing this article with your students, you will help them to learn how these...