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Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey
(Usage détourné de médicaments de substitution aux opiacés chez des étudiants américains : prévalence et étude des corrélations à partir d'une enquête nationale)
Auteur(s) :
McCABE, S. E. ;
TETER C. J. ;
BOYD, C. J. ;
KNIGHT, J. R. ;
WECHSLER, H.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
789-805
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MEDICAMENTS
;
SUBSTITUTION
;
OPIACES
;
MESUSAGE
;
MILIEU ETUDIANT
;
ENQUETE
;
PREVALENCE
;
JEUNE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2005, 30, (4), 789-805
Résumé :
Objectives: This study examined the prevalen rates and correlates of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among U.S. college students in terms of student and college characteristics. Methods: This study analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 10,904 randomly selected students attending 119 four-year colleges in 2001. Results: The lifetime prevalence of nonmedical prescription opioid use was 12% and the past year prevalence was 7%. Approximately one in every four colleges had a prevalence of 10% or higher for past year nonmedical use of prescription opioids. Multivariate regression analyses indicated nonmedical use was more likely to occur among college students who were white, residents of fraternity and sorority houses, attended more competitive colleges, earned lower grade point averages, and reported higher rates of substance use and other risky behaviors Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the nonmedical use of prescription opioids represents aproblem on college campuses. These findings have important implications for developing prevention efforts and therapeutic strategies aimed at reducing the nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among college students while not hindering necessary medication management for pain.
Affiliation :
University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Cote :
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