Illicit methylphenidate use in an undergraduate student sample: prevalence and risk factors. Export

@article{citeulike:3297, abstract = {STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of illicit methylphenidate use among undergraduate college students at a large university, and to identify alcohol and other drug use behaviors, as well as the negative consequences and risk factors, associated with illicit methylphenidate use. DESIGN: Internet survey. SETTING: Large public university. SUBJECTS: Thirty-five hundred randomly selected undergraduate students. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of the 2250 students who completed the survey, 3\% reported past-year illicit methylphenidate use. Illicit methylphenidate users were significantly more likely to use alcohol and drugs and report adverse alcohol- and drug-related consequences than prescription stimulant users or students who did not use stimulants. Undergraduate men and women were equally likely to report past-year illicit methylphenidate use. Weekly party behavior was significantly associated with past-year illicit methylphenidate use. CONCLUSION: Illicit use of prescription-only stimulants on college campuses is a potentially serious public health issue. More work is needed to promote understanding and awareness of this problem among clinicians and researchers.}, address = {College of Pharmacy, Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1065, USA. cjteter@umich.edu}, author = {Teter, C. J. and McCabe, S. E. and Boyd, C. J. and Guthrie, S. K.}, citeulike-article-id = {3297}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12741435}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12741435}, issn = {0277-0008}, journal = {Pharmacotherapy}, keywords = {cognitive-enhancement, ritalin}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {609--617}, posted-at = {2004-12-10 19:29:41}, title = {Illicit methylphenidate use in an undergraduate student sample: prevalence and risk factors.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12741435}, volume = {23}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3297 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3297 N2 - STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of illicit methylphenidate use among undergraduate college students at a large university, and to identify alcohol and other drug use behaviors, as well as the negative consequences and risk factors, associated with illicit methylphenidate use. DESIGN: Internet survey. SETTING: Large public university. SUBJECTS: Thirty-five hundred randomly selected undergraduate students. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of the 2250 students who completed the survey, 3% reported past-year illicit methylphenidate use. Illicit methylphenidate users were significantly more likely to use alcohol and drugs and report adverse alcohol- and drug-related consequences than prescription stimulant users or students who did not use stimulants. Undergraduate men and women were equally likely to report past-year illicit methylphenidate use. Weekly party behavior was significantly associated with past-year illicit methylphenidate use. CONCLUSION: Illicit use of prescription-only stimulants on college campuses is a potentially serious public health issue. More work is needed to promote understanding and awareness of this problem among clinicians and researchers. IS - 5 JF - Pharmacotherapy SN - 0277-0008 AD - College of Pharmacy, Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1065, USA. cjteter@umich.edu EP - 617 TI - Illicit methylphenidate use in an undergraduate student sample: prevalence and risk factors. VL - 23 SP - 609 KW - cognitive-enhancement KW - ritalin AU - Teter, CJ AU - McCabe, SE AU - Boyd, CJ AU - Guthrie, SK PY - 2003/05// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12741435 ER -