Prescription Abuse and Diversion by Secondary Students

中学生的处方滥用和转移

• 批准号: 6814360
• 负责人: CAROL J BOYD
• 金额: $ 7.65万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-15 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6814360
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); analgesia; central nervous system stimulants; clinical research; drug abuse; drug abuse prevention; human subject; secondary schools; sedative /hypnotic; self medication; substance abuse related behavior

The nonmedical use and diversion of prescription drugs is an increasing problem among adolescents. In 2002, lifetime prevalence rates for adolescents' nonmedical prescription abuse was reported at 13.7% overall, with 11.2% reporting the nonmedical use of pain relievers. Despite the current and relatively high prevalence of prescription abuse by adolescents, this form of drug abuse receives relatively scant attention in the research literature. The primary purpose of this R03 application, Prescription Abuse and Diversion by Secondary Students is to advance our understanding of the nonmedical use and diversion of prescription drugs in a cross-sectional sample of 7th through 12th graders residing in one school district in metropolitan Detroit. Four categories of prescription drugs (e.g. stimulant, pain, sedative and sleep) will be the focus of this inquiry because current research suggests these medications have abuse potential and adolescents often are prescribed these drugs for legitimate medical conditions, increasing the likelihood that these medications will be diverted. To meet the study aims, students who report nonmedical use or diversion will be characterized and their drug use behaviors described; subgroups of students (gender, racial, etc) will be described as well. The correlates of the nonmedical use and diversion of prescription drugs will be examined in relation to previous prescriptions, substance use, and motivations to use prescriptions nonmedically. Our long term objective is to develop and evaluate a specific prevention program to reduce prescription abuse and diversion using an R01 mechanism.

处方药的非医疗使用和转移是青少年中日益严重的问题。 2002 年，青少年非医疗处方滥用的终生流行率为 13.7%，其中 11.2% 报告非医疗使用止痛药。尽管目前青少年滥用处方药的现象相对较高，但这种形式的药物滥用在研究文献中相对较少受到关注。此 R03 应用程序“中学生处方滥用和转移”的主要目的是加深我们对居住在大都会一个学区的 7 至 12 年级学生的横断面样本中处方药的非医疗使用和转移的了解 底特律。四类处方药（例如兴奋剂、止痛剂、镇静剂和睡眠剂）将成为本次调查的重点，因为目前的研究表明这些药物具有滥用的可能性，而且青少年经常因合法的医疗状况而开出这些药物，从而增加了这些药物被转移的可能性。为了实现研究目标，将对报告非医疗使用或转移的学生进行特征分析并描述他们的药物使用行为；还将描述学生亚组（性别、种族等）。将根据以前的处方、物质使用和非医疗使用处方的动机来检查处方药的非医疗使用和转移的相关性。我们的长期目标是制定和评估具体的预防计划，以减少 使用 R01 机制的处方滥用和转移。