Prevalence and factors associated with non-medical prescription stimulant use to promote wakefulness in young adults.
J Am Coll Health
; 70(1): 174-181, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-32207639
ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with non-medical use of prescription stimulants to promote wakefulness.Participants:
We surveyed 3,160 university students aged 18-35 between June 2016 and May 2017.Method:
Participants reported whether they used prescription stimulants non-medically to stay awake and completed measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms, sleep quality, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and attitudes toward non-medical prescription drug use. Univariate and multivariate regression models were used.Results:
Prevalence of non-medical prescription stimulant use to promote wakefulness was 3.1%. The following factors remained significant in the multivariate model alcohol, tobacco, and nicotine vapor use, attitude toward non-medical use of prescription medication, poor sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness.Conclusion:
Poor sleep, substance use and more liberal attitudes to non-medical prescription drug use were associated with the misuse of stimulants to promote wakefulness. Prevention/intervention programs should promote sleep hygiene and highlight the risks of using prescription drugs non-medically.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Uso Indevido de Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article