Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Medical Prescription Stimulant Use to Promote Wakefulness in Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	King, Eleanor R.; Willcott Benoit, Whitney; Repa, Lily M.; Garland, Sheila N.
Titel	Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Medical Prescription Stimulant Use to Promote Wakefulness in Young Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 1, S.174-181 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Garland, Sheila N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1730851
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Drug Abuse; Stimulants; College Students; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Sleep; Student Attitudes; Smoking; Drinking; Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Droge; Collegestudent; Angst; Schlaf; Schülerverhalten; Rauchen; Trinken; Ausland; Prädiktor; Kanada
Abstract	Objective: This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with non-medical use of prescription stimulants to promote wakefulness. Participants: We surveyed 3,160 university students aged 18-35 between June 2016 and May 2017. Method: Participants reported whether they used prescription stimulants non-medically to stay awake and completed measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms, sleep quality, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and attitudes toward non-medical prescription drug use. Univariate and multivariate regression models were used. Results: Prevalence of non-medical prescription stimulant use to promote wakefulness was 3.1%. The following factors remained significant in the multivariate model: alcohol, tobacco, and nicotine vapor use, attitude toward non-medical use of prescription medication, poor sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness. Conclusion: Poor sleep, substance use and more liberal attitudes to non-medical prescription drug use were associated with the misuse of stimulants to promote wakefulness. Prevention/intervention programs should promote sleep hygiene and highlight the risks of using prescription drugs non-medically. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01