Australian university students' attitudes towards the use of prescription stimulants as cognitive enhancers: Perceived patterns of use, efficacy and safety

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-302

  Partridge, Brad ^a   Bell, Stephanie ^a   Lucke, Jayne ^a   Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Attitude; Cognitive enhancement; Neuroenhancement; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTIVATION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876428095     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12005     Document Type: Article

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