Medical use, illicit use and diversion of prescription stimulant medication

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-56

  McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Teter, Christian J ^b,c   Boyd, Carol J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Epidemiology; Prescription drug abuse; Stimulant medication for ADHD; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPRING;

EID: 33646139426     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10399827     Document Type: Article

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