"adderall is definitely not a drug": Justifications for the illegal use of ADHD stimulants explanations for the illegal use of ADHD stimulants deSantis and hane

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 31-46

  DeSantis, Alan D ^a   Hane, Audrey Curtis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adderall; ADHD; College students; Drug abuse

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINES; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 73649112764     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902858334     Document Type: Article

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