SynthesisHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2015
The Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants on College Campuses: A Theory-Guided Systematic Review.
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- Systematic review of the use of prescription and non-prescription psychotropic drugs and their relation with mental health in university population.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Umbrella Review on the Epidemiology of Modifiable Health Influencing Factors and on Health Promoting Interventions Among University Students.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
- Sociodemographic differences in knowledge, perceptions, and intentions regarding stimulant misuse: A theory-informed national cross-sectional survey.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Article
- Ritual to relief: ethical frontiers in repurposing psychoactive substances.CNS spectrums · 2025Review
- Who Persists and Who Desists? A Prospective Study of Prescription Stimulant Misuse in College Graduates.Journal of drug issues · 2024Article
- Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Diversion Events Among College Students: A Qualitative Study.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2022Article
- Behavioral Willingness, Descriptive Normative Perceptions, and Prescription Stimulant Misuse among Young Adults 18-20.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Prescription stimulant diversion on a college campus: Intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental correlates.Journal of drug issues · 2020Article
- "Study Natural" without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Pharmacological cognitive enhancement: Examining the ethical principles guiding college students' abstention.Neuroethics · 2019Article
- A Mixed-Methods Approach Examining Illicit Prescription Stimulant Use: Findings From a Northern California University.The journal of primary prevention · 2017Article
- Health-compromising practices of undergraduate college students: Examining racial/ethnic and gender differences in characteristics of prescription stimulant misuse.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Development and psychometric properties of a theory-guided prescription stimulant misuse questionnaire for college students.Substance use & misuse · 2013Article
- Nonmedical Use of Stimulants Is Associated With Riskier Sexual Practices and Other Forms of Impulsivity.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
- Prescription stimulant misuse avoidance self-efficacy: Correlates and moderation by race/ethnicity.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a substance use behavior that remains prevalent on college campuses. As theory can guide research and practice, we provide a systematic review of the college-based IUPS epidemiological literature guided by one ecological framework, the theory of triadic influence (TTI). We aim to assess prevalence, elucidate the behavior's multietiological nature, and discuss prevention implications. Peer-reviewed studies were located through key phrase searches (prescription stimulant misuse and college, "prescription stimulant misuse" and "college," illicit use of prescription stimulants in college, and nonmedical prescription stimulant use in college students) in electronic databases (PubMed, PubMed Central, and EBSCO Host) for the period 2000 to 2013. Studies meeting inclusion criteria had their references reviewed for additional eligible literature. Statistically significant correlates of IUPS in the 62 retrieved studies were organized using the three streams of influence and four levels of causation specified in the TTI. Results show that the prevalence of IUPS varies across campuses. Additionally, findings suggest the behavior is multifaceted, as correlates were observed within each stream of influence and level of causation specified by the TTI. We conclude that IUPS is prevalent in, but varies across, colleges and is influenced by intrapersonal and broader social and societal factors. We discuss implications for prevention and directions for future research.
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