How College Students are Pursued for their Prescription Stimulant Medication

What is it about?

College students with ADHD are often prescribed stimulant medications as part of their treatment, but these medications are also frequently misused by students without prescriptions. Since most students who misuse stimulants get them from a friend or peer with a legitimate prescription, we examined the circumstances under which students are approached for their medication and when they were most/least likely to give away or sell their medication.

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Why is it important?

Prescription stimulant use has become more common in the last decade and is associated with numerous negative outcomes for college students. Understanding how and why prescribed students give away/sell their medications will help us to develop interventions to curb the diversion of these medications so that misuse becomes less common on college campuses.