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Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants in a College Student Sample: A Theory-Guided Analysis

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Bavarian, Niloofar, Flay, Brian R., Ketcham, Patricia L., and Smit, Ellen

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BACKGROUND: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) has emerged as a high-risk behavior of the 21st century college student. As the study of IUPS is relatively new, we aimed to understand 1) characteristics of IUPS (i.e., initiation, administration routes, drug sources, motives, experiences), and 2) theory-guided intrapersonal, interpersonal, and...

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Development and Psychometric Properties of a Theory-Guided Prescription Stimulant Misuse Questionnaire for College Students

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Bavarian, Niloofar, Flay, Brian R., Ketcham, Patricia L., and Smit, Ellen

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A theory-guided instrument for examining prescription stimulant misuse in the college population was developed and its psychometric properties were evaluated from 2011-2012 at one Pacific Northwest (United States) university. Study methods included instrument development, assessment by five health and measurement professionals, group interviews with six college students, a test-retest pilot...

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