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Motives and Perceived Consequences of Nonmedical ADHD Medication Use by College Students: Are Students Treating Themselves for Attention Problems?

Rabiner, David L., Anastopoulos, Arthur D., Costello, E. Jane, Hoyle, Rick H., McCabe, Sean Esteban, Swartzwelder, H. Scott·2009·Journal of Attention Disorders
DOI 10.1177/1087054708320399
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Objective: This study examines why college students without a prescription take ADHD medication, what they perceive the consequences of this to be, and whether attention problems are associated with this behavior. Method: More than 3,400 undergraduates attending one public and one private university in the southeastern United States completed a Web-based survey. Results: Nonmedical ADHD medication use in the prior 6 months was reported by 5.4% of respondents and was positively associated with self-reported attention difficulties. Enhancing the ability to study was the most frequent motive reported; nonacademic motives were less common. Students perceived nonmedical use to be beneficial despite frequent reports of adverse reactions. Conclusion: Students without prescriptions use ADHD medication primarily to enhance academic performance and may do so to ameliorate attention problems that they experience as undermining their academic success. The academic, social, and biomedical consequences of illicit ADHD medication use among college students should be researched further. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 13(3) 259-270)

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Authors
Rabiner, D. L., Anastopoulos, A. D., Costello, E. J., Hoyle, R. H., McCabe, S. E., & Swartzwelder, H. S.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Rabiner, David L.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Attention Disorders
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-07-29
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
259-270
ISSN
  • 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1246
DOI
10.1177/1087054708320399
OpenAlex
W2118016764
Cited by
238
References
13
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA018754)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
university students, stimulant abuse, attention deficits, academic performance, perceived consequences, adverse drug reactions, self-medication
MeSH terms
Achievement, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Motivation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Self Medication, Sex Factors, Students, Universities, Chi-Square Distribution, Prescription Drugs

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