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Disentangling the Social Context of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students.
Am J Addict. 2020 May 20;:
Authors: Wilens TE, Martelon M, Yule A, Kaminski TA, Burke C, Schepis TS, McCabe SE
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the social context of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students who endorsed NMUPS with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) compared with those without co-occurring SUDs.
METHODS: Presented here are new analyses based on data previously collected from college students aged 18 to 28 years derived from the Boston metropolitan area who endorsed NMUPS (N = 100) at least once in their lifetime. Differences between those with lifetime history of SUD (N = 46) and without a history of SUD (N = 54) on the Massachusetts General Hospital ADHD Medication Misuse and Diversion Assessment were analyzed using the Student t test, the Pearson χ2 test, and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
RESULTS: College students who endorsed NMUPS with co-occurring SUD were more likely than those without SUD to have bought or traded stimulants, bought or traded in their car, used at parties with drugs/alcohol, or used intranasally (all P < .05). Intranasal administration was common (38% of all students endorsing NMUPS) and was associated with misuse at a party and simultaneous use with cocaine (P = .04), marijuana (P < .001), and alcohol (P < .001), compared with only oral use.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Notable characteristics were identified among individuals who engaged in NMUPS in the type, amount, cost, and ascertainment of stimulants.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: The concurrence of SUD and/or intranasal administration appear to represent a more severe phenotype of NMUPS that should be considered in the implementation of future prevention and intervention protocols on college campuses. (Am J Addict 2020;00:00-00).
PMID: 32436300 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32436300?dopt=Abstract