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(Mis)use of Prescribed Stimulants in the Medical Student Community: Motives and Behaviors: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
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- The Issue of "Smart Drugs" on the Example of Modafinil: Toxicological Analysis of Evidences and Biological Samples.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
- An overview of the use of psychoactive substances among students at the University of Lille during the COVID-19 health crisis: Results of the PETRA study.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
- Methylphenidate use and misuse among medical residents in Israel: a cross-sectional study.Human resources for health · 2023Article
- Association between substance use and professional outcomes among medical students: Findings from a Canadian cross-sectional survey.The Canadian journal of addiction · 2022Article
- Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Use and misuse of prescription stimulants by university students: a cross-sectional survey in the french-speaking community of Belgium, 2018.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Hazardous drinking is associated with hypnotic consumption in medical students in the BOURBON nationwide study: psychological factors explored.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2021Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of cannabis consumption in medical students: the BOURBON nationwide study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2021Article
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- Neuroenhancement in French and Romanian University Students, Motivations and Associated Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Use and Impact of Cognitive Enhancers among University Students: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Psychostimulant Use Disorder, an Unmet Therapeutic Goal: Can Modafinil Narrow the Gap?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
- Patterns, Consequences, and Motives in Simultaneous Use of Prescription Stimulant Medication with Alcohol and Marijuana.Substance use & misuse · 2021Article
- The off-prescription use of modafinil: An online survey of perceived risks and benefits.PloS one · 2020Article
- Cognitive factors and addiction.Current opinion in psychology · 2019Review
- Developing a professionalism curriculum on the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among medical students.International journal of medical education · 2019Article
- Glutaminergic signaling in the caudate nucleus is required for behavioral sensitization to methylphenidate.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2019Article
- Reply to 'Overuse or underuse of methylphenidate in adults in France: commentary on Pauly et al. 2018' by Weibel et al.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019Article
- Overuse or underuse of methylphenidate in adults in France: commentary on Pauly et al. 2018.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019Article
- Stimulant use in medical students and residents requires more careful attention.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of psychostimulant use in the French medical community and their motives. A population-based cross-sectional study using a self-administered online survey was done. A total of 1718 French students and physicians (mean age, 26.84±7.19 years, 37.1% men) were included. Self-reported lifetime use, motives, socio-demographic and academic features for over the counter (OTC), medically prescribed (MPP), and illicit (IP) psychostimulant users were reported. Lifetime prevalence of psychostimulant use was 33% (29.7% for OTC, 6.7% for MPP, and 5.2% for IP). OTC consumption mainly aimed at increasing academic performance and wakefulness during competitive exams preparation. OTC consumption started early and was predictive of later MPP use. Corticoids were the most frequently consumed MPP (4.5%) before methylphenidate and modafinil. Motives for MPP consumption were increased academic performance, concentration, memory, and wakefulness. Psychostimulant use is common among French medical community. Our results suggest that restrictions on methylphenidate and modafinil prescriptions are effective at limiting their use. However, these restrictions may explain the observed rates of corticoids consumption, which raise a new public health problem, given that corticoids may have severe side effects.
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