Symposium
The Abuse of Adderall and "Academic Steroids" in Law School:
Clinical and Ethical Perspectives
Sponsored by:
University of Miami Ethics Programs
The University of Miami Institute on Law, Psychiatry and Psychology
The University of Miami Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychology, Public Policy & Law
Location: University of Miami Law School, Room 352 (above Subway)
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm with reception to follow
Summary: There has been an increased use of Adderall and "academic steroids" among students, including law students. Although a significant number of students use these substances as study aides, this issue is the dirty little secret of education. It is time to focus attention on it. What are the physiological effects of these drugs? The psychosocial effects? What are ethical and legal issues it raises? To what extent does law school produce pressures that contribute to the use of these drugs, and what changes in legal education should be considered? This symposium addresses these issues from clinical and ethical perspectives.
Symposium Panelists Include:
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Michael Cohen, Executive Director, Florida Lawyers Assistance, a non-profit corporation formed in 1986 in response to the Florida Supreme Court's mandate that a program be created to identify and offer assistance to bar members who suffer from substance abuse, mental health, or other disorders which negatively affect their lives and careers, served on the American Bar Association's Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP), served on the CoLAP Advisory Committee and the Commission's Conference Planning Committee, served as Chair of The Florida Bar's Quality of Life & Career Committee until 2004, and currently is a member of the Bar's Standing Committee on Professionalism and the LOMAS Advisory Board.
- Bruce J. Winick, Chair-Elect, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Balance in Legal Education, Professor of Law, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Institute on Law, Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Miami. Professor Winick is the co-founder of a field of social inquiry known as Therapeutic Jurisprudence, and is the author of numerous books and articles, including Civil Commitment: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model (2005). Additionally, he is the legal advisor of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.
