Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students: Associations with Attention-Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder and Polydrug Use
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Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among college students: associations with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder and polydrug use.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To define, among a sample of college students, the nature and extent of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NPS), including both overuse and use of someone else's drug, for attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); to characterize NPS among individuals not medically using a prescription stimulant for ADHD; and to determine whether NPS and overuse of a medically pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacotherapy
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0277-0008
DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.2.156