Data Analysis and Results

The participants of this study are 175 undergraduate students at a large, public southeastern research university in the United States. The section begins by explaining what Adderall is, what it is used for, and who uses it. The first couple paragraphs give the reader good background information so they know what the study is all about. This paper is organized very well. It starts off explaining the basics on Adderall. The paper continues and gives the results of other experiments involving the drug, and the results of the author's research that they conducted for this piece. The paper ends by wrapping everything up and giving suggestions as to how to correct the Adderall situation that we currently face. The themes that emerge in this research are that Adderall use is very prevalent now a days and should not be used by people who are not diagnosed with ADHD. The evidence that they use to support these claims are the research that they conducted specifically for this paper and collaborations of previous research that deal with the topic at hand. What stands out the most for me are the results of their study. As with other studies, Adderall use is very popular among college students, including those that are not prescribed to the drug. This is a problem and it needs to be solved. This could be improved by having a more specific topic. The authors cover one thing in their personal research, but they also include the research of others that doesn't really pertain to their subject. These could have been left out to improve this paper. Overall I would give this paper a B.