SPEEDING THROUGH THE FRAT HOUSE: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF NONMEDICAL ADHD STIMULANT USE IN FRATERNITIES
SPEEDING THROUGH THE FRAT HOUSE: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF NONMEDICAL ADHD STIMULANT USE IN FRATERNITIES
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DOI：
10.2190/de.40.2.d
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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0.8
通讯作者：
Webb, Elizabeth M.
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作者：
DeSantis, Alan;Noar, Seth M.;Webb, Elizabeth M.
采用定性方法调查兄弟会成员使用非药物性注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）兴奋剂的情况。这项研究的主要目的是确定学生对这些附表II管制物质的理解程度和使用动机。共进行了79次深度访谈。主要发现强调了：a)受试者获得兴奋剂是多么容易；B)非医疗使用者关于兴奋剂的健康信息很少；C)学业压力为兴奋剂的使用创造了肥沃的环境；d)少数处方使用者向绝大多数非医疗使用者提供兴奋剂。大多数非医疗使用者声称，他们主要在学业压力大的时期使用ADHD兴奋剂，并相信它们不仅可以减轻疲劳，还可以提高阅读理解、兴趣、认知和记忆。这些定性数据提供了一个丰富而复杂的理解背后的非医学ADHD兴奋剂使用的兄弟会成员。
Qualitative methods were used to investigate the use of nonmedical Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) stimulants by fraternity members. The primary goal of the study was to determine students' levels of understanding and motivations for use of these Schedule II controlled substances. Seventy-nine in-depth interviews were conducted. Key findings highlighted how: a) easy it was for subjects to obtain stimulants; b) little health information nonmedical users have about stimulants; c) academic stress created a fertile context for stimulant use; and d) a small number of prescribed users supply the vast majority of nonmedical users with their stimulants. Most nonmedical users claimed to primarily use ADHD stimulants in periods of high academic stress and believed that they not only reduced fatigue, but also increased reading comprehension, interest, cognition, and memory. These qualitative data have supplied a rich and complex understanding behind nonmedical ADHD stimulant use among fraternity members.