Speed Trap

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for several tests and convinces Mallory to obtain diet pills to help him stay awake. At his hyperness and irritability increase, so does his dependency on the pills. When he finally gets so desperate that he threatens Mallory to get more drugs, she becomes worried that he is headed for a "crash landing".

Musterschüler Alex schwitzt Blut und Wasser. Er hat Panik, bei den bevorstehenden Abschlussklausuren zu versagen. Heimlich schluckt er Amphetamine. Tag und Nacht kann er jetzt pauken. Mit den gewünschten Resultaten: Alex bringt nur die besten Noten heim. Doch bald zeigen seine „Wunderpillen“ Nebenwirkungen. Schwester Mallory alarmiert die Eltern.