The misuse of stimulant medication among college students is a prevalent and growing
problem. The purpose of this review and meta-analysis is to summarize the current research …

Prescription stimulants, including methylphenidate (eg, Ritalin) and amphetamine
compounds (eg, dextroamphetamine; Adderall), have been approved by the US Food and …

Objectives To examine trends in the lifetime and past-year prevalence of medical use,
diversion, and nonmedical use of four prescription medication classes (ie, sedative/anxiety …

Most people who are regular consumers of psychoactive drugs are not drug addicts, nor will
they ever become addicts. In neurobiological theories, non-addictive drug consumption is …

Objective: Examine trends in nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NPS), including
motives, routes of administration, sources, cost, and risk factors. Participants: 1,253 college …

PURPOSE: Studies have substantiated a relationship between drug use, depression, and
suicidality. However, little research has examined this relationship with prescription drugs …

Drug use during the college years is a significant public health concern. The primary goal of
this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of prevention and treatment studies of …

Objective: This study examined prescription drug misuse (PDM), sources of PDM, and
substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms as a function of educational status among US …

Importance Recent information on the prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants …

Abstract Pharmacological “cognitive enhancement”(CE) is defined as the use of any
psychoactive drug with the purpose of enhancing cognition, eg regarding attention …