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Matthew Bonfield
Miss Eaker
UWRT 1103
December 6, 2014

Authors Statement
My main goal of my Multi-genre project was to convey, to the audience, the commonality and dangers
of the abuse of ADHD medications, especially by college students. I am trying to make people aware of
how real this issue is and how so many college students are in possession of these prescription drugs. I
try to reach an audience that includes people who are looking for a way to boost their academic
performance. I hope to convince my audience that this problem needs to end before its too late. This
audience does not have to contain a specific age range, but the primary focus of the information that I
have included pertains to high school and college students. I came up with three different genres
addressing this issue. Regardless of whether or not the students have abused or thought of abusing
these drugs, the message should be conveyed to them in order to prevent any further abuse from
happening. Spreading the message of this issue is the first step to eliminating this commonality among
college campuses world-wide. After completing the project, I have concluded that my most useful and
influential source of information came from the DeSantis Survey peer-reviewed article. This article
contained statistics regarding the frequency of drug use (DeSantis). It also included the opinions of
several college students by asking them what they thought about the issue and whether or not they
think it is a major problem (Desantis). The majority of my research information came from this source
because of the immense of amount of data and survey results in contained. I also found the source by
NY Daily News pertaining to the history of amphetamine stimulants very interesting. I did not expect to
learn that some WWII soldiers took those drugs just to get a performance edge, which is what todays
college students are doing.

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My genre project consists of 3 different genre pieces. My first piece was a police report. My main goal
with this genre was to present the possibility of jail time, a fine, and/or possible expulsion if one was
caught with selling, purchasing, or possession of these meds. It contains a fake account of a realistic
event that involves a student being caught and detained by campus police for selling ADHD medication
to another student. The report ends with announcing the possibility of jail time, a fine, and expulsion
from the college he attends. Police reports generally contain an account of a possible crime or public
accident written by the officer who was at the scene. It sometimes includes the accounts of witnesses
who deliver the best description possible to the questioning officer. I designed this piece referring to a
real police report that I found in a Google search. I modified it to where it contained fake characters and
background story. I did not end up directly quoting any of my sources in this piece because I saw it
unnecessary to do so. My second choice of genre was a PowerPoint. It allows me to present, to a variety
of audiences, the issue of ADHD medication abuse. It contains information on what the issue involves,
what can be done about it, health affects, and the intended use of these narcotics. PowerPoints usually
consists of several slides, each with a different topic on the same issue. Each slide is made up of multiple
points about the topic. These points are brief but contain enough information for the audience to get
the gist. The PowerPoint is also used to aid the speaker while he/she adds a bit more detail to each
point, developing a well-structured presentation. I came up with the order of the PowerPoint by looking
at the sequence of topics that were in my sources. It started with addressing the problem and how
common it is among college campuses. Then, it led to talking about the intentions that students had
when using them, followed by explaining the legal consequences that may come with possession and
illegal use of these narcotics. I topped it off by talking about the DeSantis survey, health effects, and
preventative measures that could be taken in order to cut down the illicit use of ADHD medications by
college students. All of the information came from my research blog. No further research was conducted
to complete this PowerPoint. My third and final genre piece was a Facebook page. The goal for this site

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was to spread my message of the rising problem involving ADHD medication abuse, among the
Facebook community so that everybody has access to it. On the website, I have already posted multiple
times trying to convince people not to take these drugs. I have also shared one YouTube link and one
website link. My intended audience is anybody who as any interest in the issue and who would like to
learn more about it. I made the Facebook page as a community page so that it can be publicly accessed
without restriction. At first, I accidentally made the page as an organization then quickly realized that I
would be better off creating it as a community page. The posts may be brief, but they carry a powerful
message.
The Multi-Genre project is a great introduction for my Research Blog because it encompasses a
general overview of what the blog posts talk about. I feel that it would be best if the genre project is
looked at before the Research Blog is read so the reader knows has an idea of what to expect before
he/she starts reading.

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Work Cited
DeSantis, Alan D., PhD, Elizabeth M. Webb, MA, and Seth M. Noar, PhD. "Illicit Use of Prescription ADHD
Medications on a College Campus: A Multimethodological Approach." Taylor & Francis Online. Journal of American
College Health, 06 Aug. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
Hastings, Deborah. "WW II German Soldiers, Civilians Dropped Amphetamines to Give Them Boost to Battle
Allies." NY Daily News. New York Daily News, 03 June 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.
Iliades, Chris, MD, and Mary E. Dallas. "Adderall (Adderall XR)." Everyday Health. Ed. Pat F. Bass III. N.p., 04 Apr.
2014. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
Kent, James L. "Adderall: America's Favorite Amphetamine." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 29 Oct.
2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Featured Publication: Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs Chart." Commonly
Abused Prescription Drugs Chart. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Oct. 2011. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.
Teter, Christian J., Pharm. D., Sean E. McCabe, Ph.D, M.S.W., Kristy LaGrange, Pharm. D., James A. Cranford,
Ph.D, and Carol J. Boyd, Ph.D., R.N. "Medscape: Illicit Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants Among College
Students: Prevalence, Motives, and Routes of Administration." Medscape. Medscape, 26 Oct. 2006. Web. 07 Nov.
2014.
Yanes, Arianna. "Just Say Yes? The Rise of 'study Drugs' in College." CNN. Cable News Network, 01 Jan. 1970.
Web. 26 Oct. 2014.