Are Symptoms of ADHD Related to Substance Use Among College Students?
Are Symptoms of ADHD Related to Substance Use Among College Students?
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DOI：
10.1037/a0024215
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Flory, Kate
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作者：
Glass, Kerrie;Flory, Kate
注意力缺陷/多动障碍（ADHD）是一种常见的儿童疾病，通常持续到青春期和成年期，并与物质使用风险增加有关。由于治疗和教育政策的改善，尽管ADHD症状持续存在，但更多患有ADHD症状的学生正在上大学。很少有研究调查与ADHD症状较少的大学生相比，ADHD症状水平较高的大学生是否会增加使用大量物质的风险。目前的研究检查了ADHD症状与物质使用的关系（例如，吸烟、饮酒、使用大麻和使用可卡因）。我们假设，更大的ADHD症状（注意力不集中，多动/冲动，和总ADHD）将与吸烟，饮酒，酒精问题和非法药物使用率较高。参与者是889名完成在线调查的大学本科生。结果表明，ADHD症状，特别是注意力不集中的症状，与吸烟和控制行为障碍（CD）症状后与酒精相关的问题呈正相关。在考虑了CD症状的影响后，ADHD症状与饮酒或非法药物使用没有显著相关性。研究结果对预防和治疗大学生物质使用具有重要意义。局限性和未来的方向进行了讨论。
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood disorder that often persists into adolescence and adulthood and has been associated with an increased risk for substance use. Due to improved treatment and educational policies, more students with high levels of ADHD symptoms are attending college despite continued ADHD symptoms. Little research has examined whether college students with higher levels of ADHD symptoms are at increased risk for heavy substance use compared to college students with few ADHD symptoms. The current study examined the relation of ADHD symptoms to substance use (e.g., cigarette smoking, alcohol use, marijuana use, and cocaine use). We hypothesized that greater ADHD symptomatology (inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, and total ADHD) would be related to higher rates of cigarette smolcing, alcohol use, alcohol-problems, and illicit drug use. Participants were 889 college undergraduates who completed an online survey. Results suggest that ADHD symptoms, particularly inattentive symptoms, were positively associated with cigarette smoking and problems associated with alcohol after controlling for conduct disorder (CD) symptoms. ADHD symptoms were not significantly associated with alcohol use or illicit drug use after the effects of CD symptoms were accounted for. Results have important implications for prevention and treatment of college student substance use. Limitations and future directions are discussed.