Background: There has been increasing attention in both popular and scientific circles to the
misuse of prescription stimulants by students. However, it is unclear which student groups …

Context: Proliferation of the use of psychopharmacologic drugs for the treatment of
individuals with attention and behavior disorders has promoted discussion of the illicit use of …

Background Some university students consume pharmaceutical stimulants without a
medical prescription with the goal of improving their academic performance. The prevalence …

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 …

Aims: The non-medical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) is an emergent health
behaviour among undergraduate college students. This study examined the prevalence …

Purpose Prescription stimulant use as “cognitive enhancers” has been described among
undergraduate college students. However, the use of prescription stimulants among future …

Background: Psychostimulants have a high abuse potential and are appealing to college
students for enhancing their examination performance. Aim: This study was designed to …

Background: Non-medical use of prescription medications has risen to unprecedented
levels over the past decade worldwide; however, studies assessing misuse across medical …

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 …

The misuse of prescription stimulants (MPS) is an emergent adverse health behavior among
undergraduate college students. However, current research on MPS is largely atheoretical …