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...freshmen who have applied, been accepted to Harvard, moved into Harvard Yard, and are still confused about what they are doing, this seminar comes to the rescue. Full disclosure: Paul J. Barreira, the director of behavioral health and academic counseling at Harvard University Health Services, and James N. Mancall, assistant dean of advising, are the instructors. Regardless, clueless first years looking for help can find solace in this class...
...Barreira adds—“I hope it’s rare. I bet it’s more likely that students use somebody else’s stimulant than it is that a student would come in and lie to get their stimulant...
...Somebody says ‘I’ve got something to do, and I’ve got to stay up.’" Barreira, who has noticed a rise in study drug abuse at Harvard, calls it "hard to measure" because of how easy it is to access the drugs on the internet and through friends...
Kadison and Barreira both confirm that there is no standard test or procedure that all UHS doctors must conduct in order to prescribe a student study drugs. Barreira says that formal psychological testing is not covered by insurance, so he usually doesn’t ask patients to take them...
...It’s always potentially a problem because there’s no x-ray or any way of confirming it, unless one had an assessment done in high school or someone had clearly documented problems in high school,” Barreira says...