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College students rarely seek help despite serious substance use problems

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Caldeira, Kimberly M., Kasperski, Sarah J., Sharma, Eva, Vincent, Kathryn B., O'Grady, Kevin E., Wish, Eric D., Arria, Amelia M.·2009·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
DOI 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.04.005PMC PMC2783958
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The prevalence of substance use disorders (SUD) and aspects of the help-seeking process among a high-risk sample of 946 students at one large public university were assessed in personal interviews during the first 3 years of college. After statistically adjusting for purposive sampling, an estimated 46.8%(wt) of all third-year students met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria for SUD involving alcohol and/or marijuana at least once. Of 548 SUD cases, 3.6% perceived a need for help with substance use problems; 16.4% were encouraged by someone else to seek help. Help-seeking was rare among SUD cases (8.8%) but significantly elevated among individuals who perceived a need (90.0%) or experienced social pressures from parents (32.5%), friends (34.2%), or another person (58.3%). Resources accessed for help included educational programs (37.8%), health professionals (27.0%), and 12-step programs (18.9%). College students have high rates of substance use problems but rarely recognize a need for treatment or seek help. Results highlight the opportunity for early intervention with college students with SUD.

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Authors
Caldeira, K. M., Kasperski, S. J., Sharma, E., Vincent, K. B., O'Grady, K. E., Wish, E. D., & Arria, A. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • Treatment Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Arria, Amelia M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
368-378
ISSN
0740-5472 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jsat.2009.04.005
PMC
PMC2783958
OpenAlex
W2079232632
Cited by
149
References
59
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FWCI
4.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01-DA14845, R56DA014845, R01DA014845)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Keywords
substance use disorders, help-seeking, university students, alcohol consumption, cannabis use, perceived need for help, social pressure, 12-step programs, early intervention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Marijuana Abuse, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Severity of Illness Index, Social Support, Students, United States, Universities, Cohort Studies, Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult

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