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Prevalence Of Adhd And The Nonmedical Use Of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students, Leah Potate
Prevalence Of Adhd And The Nonmedical Use Of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students, Leah Potate
Honors Theses
Objective: The principal objective in this study is to identify the contextual factors predicting the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among college students who nonmedically use prescription stimulants (NMUPS) for academic reasons.
Participants: 470 college-aged students from varying undergraduate classes
Methods: This study utilized an observational design, which consisted of repeated surveys administered to a sample of undergraduate students at the University of Mississippi. Descriptive statistics were used to assess frequencies of contextual factors regarding the background and exam surveys. Logistic regression models assessed the correlations between the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and various contextual factors.
Results: The percentage …