Over-the-counter medication and herbal or dietary supplement use in college: dose frequency and relationship to self-reported distress

MJ Stasio, K Curry, KM Sutton-Skinner… - Journal of American …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: A growing number of researchers have examined the use of over-the-counter
(OTC) medications and herbal or dietary supplements among college students. There is …

Alternative medicine and herbal use among university students

SK Johnson, A Blanchard - Journal of American College Health, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the authors investigated the predictors of complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) and herbal supplement use among university students. They investigated …

A survey of nonmedical use of tranquilizers, stimulants, and pain relievers among college students: Patterns of use among users and factors related to abstinence in …

SA Brandt, EC Taverna, RM Hallock - Drug and alcohol Dependence, 2014 - Elsevier
Background This study examined lifetime non-medical prescription drug use among college
students at a small liberal arts college in the Northeast. We assessed the motives, frequency …

Non-medical prescription stimulant use in graduate students: relationship with academic self-efficacy and psychological variables

G Verdi, LL Weyandt… - Journal of attention …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine graduate students' non-medical use of
prescription stimulant medication, and the relationship between non-medical use of …

Non-medical use of prescription drugs and its association with socio-demographic characteristics, dietary pattern, and perceived academic load and stress in college …

J Betancourt, JL Ríos, I Pagán, C Fabián… - Puerto Rico Health …, 2013 - prhsj.rcm.upr.edu
Objective: Stress can have deleterious effects on health and academic performance.
Common stress-relieving activities among college students include the non-medical use of …

Coping styles and self-regulation predict complementary and alternative medicine and herbal supplement use among college students

RA LaCaille, NJ Kuvaas - Psychology, health & medicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Studies have suggested that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and herbal
supplement use may be high on college campuses. This study investigated the relationship …

Psychiatric effects of ephedra use: an analysis of Food and Drug Administration reports of adverse events

M Maglione, K Miotto, M Iguchi… - American Journal of …, 2005 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: As part of a synthesis of evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of ephedra,
the authors describe data on psychiatric adverse events from reports submitted to the Food …

[HTML][HTML] Herbal products and dietary supplements: a survey of use, attitudes, and knowledge among older adults

JS Marinac, CL Buchinger, LA Godfrey… - Journal of Osteopathic …, 2007 - degruyter.com
Context: Tens of millions of Americans use herbal products and/or dietary supplements, yet
scant data are available regarding the purity, safety, or efficacy of these substances. A better …

Use of self-prescribed nonprescription medications and dietary supplements among assisted living facility residents

A Lam, G Bradley - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006 - Elsevier
Objective Describe the prevalence of self-prescribed use and misuse as well as users'
opinions concerning nonprescription medications and dietary supplements in assisted living …

Social-cognitive predictors of college student use of complementary and alternative medicine

ALV Nowak, SM Dorman - American Journal of Health Education, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Little research has addressed the prevalence and predictors of complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) use among undergraduate students. Purpose: The purpose …