Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Subject Community colleges -- Social aspects Academic Affiliation Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Creator Bavarian, Niloofar

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:

Bavarian, Niloofar

Abstract:

The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

emerging epidemic of IUPS in the college community is particularly alarming given the health effects