Illicit use of prescribed stimulant medication among college students.
J Am Coll Health
; 53(4): 167-74, 2005.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15663065
ABSTRACT
The authors investigated illicit use of stimulant medications at a midwestern university. They used a questionnaire to (a) examine the extent to which university students illicitly used stimulant medications prescribed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; (b) determine why college students abused such drugs; and (c) identify the factors that predicted illicit use of prescribed stimulant medication. Findings revealed that 17% of 179 surveyed men and 11% of 202 women reported illicit use of prescribed stimulant medication. Forty-four percent of surveyed students stated that they knew students who used stimulant medication illicitly for both academic and recreational reasons. Students reported they experienced time pressures associated with college life and that stimulants were said to increase alertness and energy. Regression analysis revealed that the factor that predicted men's use was knowing where to get easily acquired stimulant medication, whereas the main predictor for women was whether another student had offered the prescribed stimulants.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Estudantes
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Drogas Ilícitas
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos