Patterns and knowledge of nonmedical use of stimulants among college students
Patterns and knowledge of nonmedical use of stimulants among college students
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DOI：
10.1001/archpedi.160.5.481
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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Blake, DR
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作者：
Carroll, BC;McLaughlin, TJ;Blake, DR
目的：了解大学生非医疗使用兴奋剂的方式和知识。设计：完成一项由23个问题组成的匿名调查，旨在调查大学生对治疗注意力缺陷/多动障碍药物的使用情况。地点：新英格兰的一所私立文理学院。参与者：347名本科生。主要观察指标：非医疗用药。结果：31名学生(9.2%)报告了非医疗用药。240名学生(71.4%)有使用非处方兴奋剂的同龄人，149名(44.3%)知道同龄人服用兴奋剂寻求医生，尽管他们不相信自己有注意力缺陷/多动障碍，178名(53.0%)知道有人向学生出售兴奋剂。非处方药使用者比不使用非处方药的人更了解兴奋剂的影响，而使用非处方兴奋剂的非使用者比不使用非处方兴奋剂的非使用者更了解兴奋剂的影响。在控制了年龄、种族和性别后，预测兴奋剂非医疗使用的变量是相信兴奋剂有助于个人更好地学习、保持清醒和减肥。结论：在本样本中，相当大比例的大学生使用非处方兴奋剂。在非吸毒者中，那些使用非处方兴奋剂的同龄人比那些不使用兴奋剂的同龄人更了解兴奋剂的影响。如果学生试图寻求同龄人所经历的有益效果，这一知识可能会增加未来使用非医疗兴奋剂的风险。
Objective: To determine patterns and knowledge of nonmedical use of stimulants among a sample of college students.Design: Completion of an anonymous survey consisting of 23 questions designed to explore college student use of medications intended to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Setting: A private liberal arts college in New England.Participants: Three hundred forty-seven undergraduate students.Main Outcome Measure: Nonmedical use of stimulants.Results: Thirty-one students (9.2%) reported nonmedical stimulant use. Two hundred forty students (71.4%) had peers who used nonprescribed stimulants, 149 (44.3%) knew of peers who made stimulant medication seeking visits to a physician although they did not believe that they had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 178 (53.0%) knew of people who sold stimulants to students. Nonprescription users were significantly more knowledgeable about the effects of stimulants than nonusers, and nonusers whose peers used nonprescribed stimulants were more knowledgeable about the effects of stimulants than nonusers whose peers did not use nonprescribed stimulants. After controlling for age, race, and sex, the variables that predicted nonmedical use of stimulants were beliefs that stimulants help individuals study better, stay awake, and lose weight.Conclusions: A substantial proportion of college students in this sample were using nonprescribed stimulants. Among nonusers, those whose peers use nonprescribed stimulants were much more knowledgeable about the effects of stimulant use than those whose peers do not use stimulants. This knowledge may confer an increased risk of future nonmedical stimulant use if students become tempted to seek the beneficial effects experienced by their peers.