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Looking for that “A,” students are turning to Adderall and other psycho-stimulants to ace their final exams, The State Press reports.

It gives exhausted students an “edge,” the ASU student newspaper reports.

“.. Adderall abuse is an ever-growing concern among education administrators and professors because many students stretch the impact of their symptoms to gain access to medication, which they think will help them perform better on tests.

… Used to treat attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Adderall and other psycho-stimulants are commonly abused by non-ADHD college students who face increasingly competitive access to job markets, psychology graduate student Meghan Garvey said.

This isn’t the first time Adderall has made headlines at colleges. Several years ago, it was the it-party drug as well. Students snorted it or took it while drinking to help party harder, The Dartmouth student newspaper reported.

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