ArticleJournal of pharmacy practice2020
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among US High School Students to Help Study: Results From a National Survey.
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- Adolescent-Reported Changes in Provider Behavior Following Pediatrician Training in Stimulant Diversion Prevention: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of attention disorders · 2025Trial
- Prescription Stimulant Medical and Nonmedical Use Among US Secondary School Students, 2005 to 2020.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- The Initiation and Developmental Course of Prescription Drug Misuse Among High School Athletes During the Transition Through Young Adulthood.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Reliability of a Rapid Screener for an Intercept Survey about Drug Use.Substance use & misuse · 2021Article
- Differences in Prescription Stimulant Misuse Motives Across Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2020Article
- Disentangling the Social Context of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students.The American journal on addictions · 2020Article
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- Prescription Drug Misuse: Taking a Lifespan Perspective.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2020Review
- Educational attainment and prescription drug misuse: The importance of push and pull factors for dropping out.Journal of criminal justiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveMixed findings exist regarding extent and efficacy of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) for study enhancement (SE). This national study of US high school seniors examined NMUPS for SE and addressed risk/benefit questions: To what extent are students reporting NMUPS specifically for SE, and do these individuals demonstrate fewer problem behaviors and superior academic performance?
methodTotal of 15 098 US students surveyed (2009-2015) and divided into 4 subgroups: (1) no past-year NMUPS (nonusers), (2) past-year NMUPS to help study (NMUPS-SE only), (3) past-year NMUPS for study/nonstudy motives (NMUPS-SE+ other), and (4) past-year NMUPS for nonstudy motives (NMUPS-nonSE only). Student characteristics (eg, grade point average [GPA]) and substance-related problems (eg, binge drinking) compared between subgroups.
resultsAmong students who reported past-year NMUPS (n = 781), 7.4% reported NMUPS-SE only, 40.9% NMUPS-SE+ other, and 51.7% NMUPS-nonSE only. Odds of binge drinking, cigarette smoking, marijuana, and opioid nonmedical use significantly higher among all NMUPS subgroups. GPAs significantly lower among subgroups reporting NMUPS nonstudy motives; did not differ between NMUPS-SE only and nonusers.
conclusions7% of US high school seniors engaged in NMUPS for SE only (0.4% total population). Findings indicate greater substance-related problems without superior academic performance among NMUPS-SE subgroups.
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