University Of Georgia Professor Asks Student Vacationing In Mexico To Score Him Prescription Drugs
ByWhen a professor at the University of Georgia heard one of his students was going to Mexico over spring break, he saw it as an opportunity to score over-the-border prescription drugs. For some reason, he didn't think to be discreet about his approach. According to Campus Reform, Charles Lance, a psychology professor, asked a student during class if she could retrieve Bupropion, or what he referred to as "the happy, horny, get skinny drug."
Later, to perhaps illustrate his committment, Lance showed the bottle in which it would come (apparently he'd used the stuff before) and offered her $150 for the deed.
Rather than agree to any of Lance's requests, the student took the case to administration. They put the tenured professor on administrative leave without pay. By police, he was charged with possession of prescription drugs not in the proper container and attempt to obtain dangerous drugs through fraudulent means, according to WSB-TV Atlanta.
Bupropion is actually one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants in the United States, but it requires a prescription. Presumably, Lance exhausted his limits by abusing his doses.
Calling Bupropion the "happy, horny, get skinny" is somewhat accurate, at least the happy part. It doesn't work as an aphrodisiac, but is one of the few antidepressants without side effects related to sexual dysfunction. The American version doesn't have weight-loss properties. In fact, it might indirectly cause weight gain, for it is also used as a way to quit smoking. Smokers have long used potential weight gain as an excuse not to quit.