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College Students Using Prescription Drugs Without A Prescription Are Prone To Drug Abuse
A recent article published in journal Archives of Pediatrics
& Adolescent Medicine reports
that compared to college students taking prescription drugs for medical
reasons, those who use medications without a prescription are more
likely to abuse drugs.
Motivation for the study comes from recent research that shows an
increase in prescription rates of medications - such as stimulants,
opioids, and benzodiazepines - that are likely to be abused in the
United States. Author Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., M.S.W.
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) adds, "These increases are likely
the result of many factors, including improved awareness regarding the
signs and symptoms of several disorders, increased duration of
treatment, availability of new medications and increased marketing. The
increases in prescription rates have raised public health concerns
because of the abuse potential of these medications and high prevalence
rates of non-medical use, abuse and dependence, especially among young
adults 18 to 24 years of age."
McCabe used a Web survey of 3,639 college students to acquire
information about prescription drug use and potential drug abuse. The
average age of the sample was 19.9 years. Key survey questions included
whether the students had been prescribed or had used without a
prescription opioids, stimulants, sleeping aids (sedatives), or anxiety
medicines. To determine if students abused drugs, the researcher relied
on questions that asked whether the students had experienced
drug-related problems like engaging in illegal activities to obtain
drugs, having withdrawal symptoms, or developing medical problems due
to drug use.
Results of the survey are summarized below:
59.9% reported medically using at least one of the four
drugs with a prescription
About 20% reported taking them without a prescription for
non-medical reasons
39.7% reported that they had used the drugs only by
prescription
4.4% used medications, but were not prescribed them
15.8% reported using some medications, both with and
without prescriptions
The researcher also found that students who reported using drugs
without prescriptions were more likely to screen positive for drug
abuse compared to students who never used them or who had only used
them for medical reasons. These results were consistent for students
who reported using drugs without prescriptions for medical reasons or
not. Students who did not take any drugs did not have a different
likelihood of testing positive for drugs abuse than those who had
reported using the drugs by prescription.
Dr. McCabe believes that doctors should be careful when prescribing
commonly abused drugs to college students. "Clearly,
appropriate diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic monitoring of college
students who are receiving abusable prescription medications is
crucial, not only to improve clinical outcomes but also to help prevent the abuse of these medications within a population that is largely
responsible for its own medication management," he writes. "Finally,
any efforts aimed at reducing non-medical use of prescription drugs
will have to take into consideration that these drugs are highly
effective and safe medications for most patients who use them as prescribed."
Screening for Drug Abuse Among Medical and Nonmedical Users of
Prescription Drugs in a Probability Sample of College Students
Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD, MSW
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. (2008).
162(3):225-231.
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Written by: Peter M Crosta
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Colegiul de studenþi, folosind o reþetã de medicamente fãrã prescripþie sunt predispus la abuzul de droguri - College Students Using Prescription Drugs Without A Prescription Are Prone To Drug Abuse - articole medicale engleza - startsanatate