The author of this article is being entirely too colorful and dramatic. The use of stimulants in moderation will have almost NO negative side-effects whatsoever on ones health. The side-effects the the author mentions occur when one ingests substantial amounts of said substance causing them to over-dose, which leads to those side-effects. Im not a proponent of the use of illegal prescription drugs, but if students choose to use them infrequently there is almost no health risk to them.