Illicit use of prescription stimulants in a college student sample: a theory-guided analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) has emerged as a high-risk behavior of the 21st century college student. As the study of IUPS is relatively new, we aimed to understand (1) characteristics of IUPS (i.e., initiation, administration routes, drug sources, motives, experiences), and (2) theory-guided intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental correlates associated with use.

Methods

Using one-stage cluster sampling, 520 students (96.3% response rate) at one Pacific Northwest University completed a paper-based, in-classroom survey on IUPS behaviors and expected correlates. Aim 1 was addressed using descriptive statistics and aim 2 was addressed via three nested logistic regression analyses guided by the Theory of Triadic Influence.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bavarian N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3770776 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature