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  • Title: Non-Medical Prescription Stimulant Use in Graduate Students: Relationship With Academic Self-Efficacy and Psychological Variables.
    Author: Verdi G, Weyandt LL, Zavras BM.
    Journal: J Atten Disord; 2016 Sep; 20(9):741-53. PubMed ID: 24756173.
    Abstract:
    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 prescription stimulants with academic self-efficacy, psychological factors (i.e., anxiety, depression, and stress), and internal restlessness. METHOD: The sample consisted of 807 graduate students from universities located in five geographic regions of the United States. RESULTS: Past-year rates of self-reported non-medical use were determined to be 5.9%, with overall lifetime prevalence of 17.5%. Observed self-reported non-medical use of prescription stimulant medications was significantly correlated with self-reported levels of anxiety and stress, various aspects of internal restlessness, and perceived safety of the medications. CONCLUSION: Findings support graduate students' motivations of non-medical prescription stimulant use to be both academic and social in nature. Effective prevention and education efforts are needed to help address the non-medical use of prescription stimulants by graduate students on university campuses.
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