The association between non-medical prescription drug use, depressive symptoms, and suicidality among college students

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 890-899

  Zullig, Keith J ^a   Divin, Amanda L ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Depression; Hopelessness; Nonmedical prescription drug use; Prescription drugs; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OXYCODONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONMEDICAL PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861233858     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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