Correlates of specific personality and alcohol use with nonmedical use of prescription stimulants in college students

The nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) is becoming more common among college students. Identifying the variables associated with NMUPS is important for educational efforts and to promote wellness in vulnerable students. The present study examined the relationships between self-reported invincibility, alcohol problems, and NMUPS in 175 college students. Path analysis tested the hypotheses that males would report higher invincibility that would be related to alcohol use and alcohol problems. Using structural equation modeling, significant relationships were found between invincibility and alcohol-related problems. Alcohol problems may be related to NMUPS. A total effect of invincibility, mediated by alcohol use, may be a path whereby invincibility positively influences NMUPS. Students reporting high levels of invincibility may be at risk for the NMUPS and might benefit from efforts regarding the potential harmful consequences of taking these substances without a prescription.

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"A" is for Adderall: Negotiating subjectivities and experiences through the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among U.S. college students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e628282011-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

TAZIN KARIM

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Nonmedical Use

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Persistent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students: Possible Association With ADHD Symptoms

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054710367621 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 347-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Amelia M. Arria ◽

Laura M. Garnier-Dykstra ◽

Kimberly M. Caldeira ◽

Kathryn B. Vincent ◽

Kevin E. O'Grady ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Adhd Symptoms ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Nonmedical Use

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“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 ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4421

Author(s):

Zhaohui Su ◽

Michael Mackert ◽

Xiaoshan Li ◽

Jiyoon (Karen) Han ◽

Brittani Crook ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Research Field ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students continues to rise. While some anti-NMUPS campaigns are available, little is known about the campaign development process and how well college students evaluate these messages. To bridge this gap, we developed theory-guided anti-NMUPS campaign interventions that are tailored to college students’ characteristics and evaluated students’ response towards them. A total of 445 college students (74.4% female; Meanage of 20; 18 to 35 years old) reviewed the campaign interventions and offered their evaluation via an online survey. Findings indicate that students responded to the campaigns positively. Results also indicate that female students are more likely to perceive the campaigns as effective than their male counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that theory-guided and tailored anti-NMUPS campaigns have great potential in changing students’ attitudes and behavior towards NMUPS. While this study fills critical gaps in the literature, considering the progress needed to strengthen the research field, more research is needed to further identify effective strategies that could prevent college students’ participation in NMUPS activities.

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College students' perceived benefit-to-risk tradeoffs for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants: Implications for intervention designs

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 79 ◽

pp. 45-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Melissa M. Ross ◽

Amelia M. Arria ◽

Jessica P. Brown ◽

C. Daniel Mullins ◽

Jason Schiffman ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Perceived Benefit ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Risk Tradeoffs

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Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants and Analgesics: Associations with Social and Academic Behaviors among College Students

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204260803800406 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 1045-1060 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Amelia M. Arria ◽

Kevin E. O'Grady ◽

Kimberly M. Caldeira ◽

Kathryn B. Vincent ◽

Eric D. Wish

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

High School ◽

Prescription Drugs ◽

High Risk Group ◽

First Year ◽

Lower Grade ◽

Grade Point ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

First Year College Students

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and analgesics was assessed from personal interviews with a stratified random sample of 1,253 first-year college students ages 17 to 20 attending a large public university (86% response rate). Lifetime and past-year prevalence of nonmedical use of stimulants, analgesics, or both was 19.6%wt and 15.6%wt, respectively. Nonmedical users had significantly lower grade point averages (GPAs) in high school as compared with nonusers; in college they skipped classes more often, spent more time socializing, and spent less time studying. For example, nonmedical users of both stimulants and analgesics skipped 21 % of their college classes whereas nonusers skipped 9%. Controlling for high school GPA and other factors, past-year nonmedical use independently predicted lower college GPA by the end of the first year of college; this effect was partially mediated by skipping more classes. Nonmedical users of prescription drugs comprise a high-risk group for academic problems in college.

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