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 …

Nonmedical use of over-the-counter medications is significantly associated with nonmedical use of prescription drugs among university students

VT Le, A Norris Turner, A McDaniel… - Journal of American …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To examine the association between nonmedical use of over-the-counter
medications (NMUOTC) and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). Participants …

Non-medical prescription drug use among university students

RA Vidourek, KA King, EE Knopf - American Journal of Health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Non-medical prescription drug use is an increasing problem among university
students. Purpose: The present study investigated university students' involvement in non …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy drinking and non-medical use of prescription drugs among university students: a 9-year follow-up

A Busto Miramontes, L Moure-Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Investigations suggest non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is
associated with heavy drinking and polydrug use among university students. Our aim is to …

University student perceptions about the motives for and consequences of nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD)

KA Parks, K Levonyan-Radloff… - Journal of American …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The purpose of the current study was to increase qualitative understanding of
student motives for and consequences associated with nonmedical use of prescription …

Religiosity in the non-medical use of prescription medication in college students

DJ Snipes, AJ Jeffers, EG Benotsch… - The American journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is a hazardous health
behavior popular among young adults and college students. Past research has documented …

Disordered eating is associated with non-medical use of prescription stimulants among college students

SK Nutley, CA Mathews, CW Striley - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Disordered eating behaviors are associated with non-medical use of
prescription stimulants for weight and appetite-related purposes. Yet, estimates of the …

What matters most? Assessing the influence of demographic characteristics, college-specific risk factors, and poly-drug use on nonmedical prescription drug use

C Lanier, EJ Farley - Journal of American College Health, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Although prior recent research has revealed a significant relationship between
the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, demographic characteristics, college-specific risk …

[HTML][HTML] Nonmedical prescription opioid use among a sample of college students: prevalence and predictors

LL Weyandt, BG Gudmundsdottir, E Shepard, L Brick… - Pharmacy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nonmedical use of prescription opioid medication (NMPO) in the United States is a public
health crisis, resulting in high rates of emergency room visits, morbidity, and mortality. The …

Stress, drugs, and alcohol use among health care professional students: a focus on prescription stimulants

MK Bidwal, EJ Ip, BM Shah… - Journal of pharmacy …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To contrast the characteristics of pharmacy, medicine, and physician assistant
(PA) students regarding the prevalence of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and to identify risk …