Disentangling the Social Context of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students

Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the social context of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students who endorsed NMUPS with co‐occurring substance use disorders (SUD) compared with those without co‐occurring SUDs. Methods Presented here a...

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Published in:The American journal on addictions 2020-11, Vol.29 (6), p.476-484
Main Authors: Wilens, Timothy E., Martelon, MaryKate, Yule, Amy, Kaminski, Tamar A., Burke, Colin, Schepis, Ty S., McCabe, Sean E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prescription Drug Misuse - psychology
Self Report
Social Environment
Students - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the social context of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students who endorsed NMUPS with co‐occurring substance use disorders (SUD) compared with those without co‐occurring SUDs. Methods Presented here are new analyses based on data previously collected from college students aged 18 to 28 years derived from the Boston metropolitan area who endorsed NMUPS (N = 100) at least once in their lifetime. Differences between those with lifetime history of SUD (N = 46) and without a history of SUD (N = 54) on the Massachusetts General Hospital ADHD Medication Misuse and Diversion Assessment were analyzed using the Student t test, the Pearson χ2 test, and the Wilcoxon rank‐sum test. Results College students who endorsed NMUPS with co‐occurring SUD were more likely than those without SUD to have bought or traded stimulants, bought or traded in their car, used at parties with drugs/alcohol, or used intranasally (all P 
ISSN:1055-0496
1521-0391
DOI:10.1111/ajad.13053