Prescription Stimulant Medical and Nonmedical Use Among US Secondary School Students, 2005 to 2020

Original research
par
McCabe, Sean Esteban et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

What is the association between school-level stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and prescription stimulant nonmedical use?

Constatations/points à retenir

School-level past-year prescription stimulant nonmedical use ranged from 0% to more than 25% across US schools. Students attending schools with the highest rates of stimulant therapy for ADHD had 36% increased odds of nonmedical prescription stimulant use compared with students attending schools with the lowest rates.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Cross-sectional study using survey data (n=231,141)

Mots clés

Youth
Stimulants
Diversion