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NCJ Number: NCJ 226646  
Title: Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants and Analgesics: Associations with Social and Academic Behaviors Among College Students
Journal: Journal of Drug Issues  Volume:38  Issue:4  Dated:Fall 2008  Pages:1045 to 1060
Author(s): Amelia M. Arria ; Kevin E. O'Grady ; Kimberly M. Caldeira ; Kathryn B. Vincent ; Eric D. Wish
Publisher Url*: http://www.fsu.edu 
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Type: Applied research
Origin: United States
Language: English
Annotation: This study assessed the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and analgesics and their relationship to social and academic behaviors among college students.
Abstract: The social and academic behaviors of nonmedical users of prescription drugs (stimulants and analgesics) were significantly different from those of nonusers; they studied less, socialized more, and skipped more of their classes. They also earned lower GPAs, on average, by the end of their first year of college. Nonmedical use of analgesics was also related to decreases in GPA. However, this adverse effect on GPA could be related to the physiological effects of analgesics. Nonmedical use of prescription drugs has emerged as a significant public health issue in the United States. Stimulants and analgesics are the two most widely used classes of prescription drugs that are used nonmedically. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and analgesics among a class of first-year college students, to determine the association between nonmedical use and social and academic behaviors in college, and to develop models predicting college academic performance based on social and academic behaviors and nonmedical use. Tables, notes, and references
Main Term(s): Prescription drugs
Index Term(s): Drug abuse ; Drug use ; Behavior patterns ; Controlled drugs ; Risk taking behavior
 
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