Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US college students: Prevalence and correlates from a national survey
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US college students: Prevalence and correlates from a national survey
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DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.08.024
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Wechsler, H
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作者：
McCabe, SE;Teter, CJ;Wechsler, H
目的：本研究调查了美国大学生非医疗使用处方阿片类镇痛药的患病率和相关因素，包括学生和大学的特点。研究方法：本研究分析了2001年全国119所四年制大学随机抽取的10,904名学生的数据。结果：非医疗处方阿片类药物使用的终生患病率为12%，过去一年的患病率为7%。大约每四所大学中就有一所在过去一年中非医疗使用处方阿片类药物的患病率为10%或更高。多元回归分析表明，非医疗使用更有可能发生在大学生谁是白色，居民的兄弟会和联谊会的房子，参加了更具竞争力的大学，获得较低的平均成绩，并报告较高的物质使用率和其他危险的behaviors.Conclusions：这项研究提供的证据表明，处方阿片类药物的非医疗使用代表了一个问题，在大学校园。这些发现对制定预防措施和治疗策略具有重要意义，这些措施和策略旨在减少大学生非医疗使用处方阿片类镇痛药，同时不妨碍必要的疼痛药物管理。(c)2004爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Objectives: This study examined the prevalence rates and correlates of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among U.S. college students in terms of student and college characteristics. Methods: This study analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 10,904 randomly selected students attending 119 four-year colleges in 2001.Results: The lifetime prevalence of nonmedical prescription opioid use was 12% and the past year prevalence was 7%. Approximately one in every four colleges had a prevalence of 10% or higher for past year nonmedical use of prescription opioids. Multivariate regression analyses indicated nonmedical use was more likely to occur among college students who were white, residents of fraternity and sorority houses, attended more competitive colleges, earned lower grade point averages, and reported higher rates of substance use and other risky behaviors.Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the nonmedical use of prescription opioids represents a problem on college campuses. These findings have important implications for developing prevention efforts and therapeutic strategies aimed at reducing the nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among college students while not hindering necessary medication management for pain. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.