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Many students struggle to keep up during the school year, especially around midterms and exams.

While some rely on all-nighters and huge helpings of caffeine to help get them through, others are turning to prescription drugs, such as Ritalin or Adderall, to help them concentrate on their studies.

The drugs, commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are often obtained illegally without a prescription and have come to be referred to as ‘academic steroids’ or ‘smart drugs.’

They had met through a friend.  

Jordan Durand, then 17, worked at a music store in the town of Lindsay, Ont., and often saw a girl named Didre who came in to have her guitar fixed.

Through her, Durand was set up on a blind coffee date with Shanice.

She was cute, and unlike his last girlfriend, seemed genuine and focused on her goal of university.

From April to July 2009 they were together, and then Durand left for Algonquin National Park for an eight-week summer job as a ranger.

While most people upload YouTube videos for fun, a handful of the YouTube community are making serious cash.

Feb. 14, 2005 – Founders Mike Hurley and Steve Chen register the domain name YouTube.com and begin to work on the site, according to YouTube’s five-year celebration video.

April 23, 2005 – First videos uploaded to the site were called “Me at the Zoo,” filmed at the San Diego Zoo with third co-founder Jawed Karim talking about the wonders of Elephants, and “My Snowboarding Skills,” according to YouTube’s five-year celebration video.

Wake up, get dressed, check email, check video comments, check video responses, turn on the camera and don’t turn it off until the day is done.

This is an average day in the life of vlogger Charles Trippy, who, along with fiancée Alli Speed, has shown everything from their dogs’ antics to their engagement to their over 385,000 subscribers on YouTube.

“I just try to live my life as I always have, but the only difference is I have a camera,” Trippy, 26, said in an email.