Illicit use of prescription stimulants among college students: Prescription status, motives, theory of planned behaviour, knowledge and self-diagnostic tendencies

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Judson, Rachel ^a   Langdon, Susan W ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Illicit use; Motivations; Prescription stimulant medication; Self diagnosis; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THEORY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE ACT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649121595     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802126723     Document Type: Article

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