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Non‐medical use of prescription stimulants among US college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey

Addiction · 2004 · Vol. 100(1) · pp. 96–106

Sean Esteban McCabe✉(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)John R. KnightChristian J. Teter(Northeastern University)Henry Wechsler(Harvard University)

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Abstract

The findings of the present study provide evidence that non-medical use of prescription stimulants is more prevalent among particular subgroups of US college students and types of colleges. The non-medical use of prescription stimulants represents a high-risk behavior that should be monitored further and intervention efforts are needed to curb this form of drug use.

Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorMedical prescriptionStimulantMedicineMonitoring the FutureFamily medicineEcstasyPsychiatryDemographySubstance abuseNursing

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AdultAmphetaminesCentral Nervous System StimulantsDextroamphetamineFemaleHumansMaleMethylphenidateSurveys and QuestionnairesStudentsUnited StatesPrevalenceMultivariate AnalysisSubstance-Related Disorders