Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Diversion Events Among College Students: A Qualitative Study.
College students
Contexts
Diversion
Prescription stimulant misuse
Journal
Journal of prevention (2022)
ISSN: 2731-5541
Titre abrégé: J Prev (2022)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 9918351283506676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2022
02 2022
Historique:
accepted:
22
10
2021
pubmed:
4
11
2021
medline:
28
4
2022
entrez:
3
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Prescription stimulant misuse and diversion are interrelated behaviors: diversion increases the availability of stimulants for misuse, and persons who misuse are also more likely to divert. To date, research has examined these behaviors using a primarily quantitative lens. We led a qualitative investigation to better understand misuse and diversion events. Data are from a diverse southern California campus where we interviewed students who misuse and/or divert prescription stimulants (32 total interviews: 16 interviews with students who had a history of misuse, and 16 different interviews with students who had a history of diversion). We analyzed interview data inductively. We identified the following themes about misuse and diversion events, several of which intersected during interviews: medication surplus, diversion and misuse hubs, ease of behavior performance, academic stress, and other drugs commonly involved. For diversion, altruism and monetary gain were juxtaposed themes. Across themes, friends and family were influential figures. Implications for prevention, intervention, and future research directions are discussed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34729661
doi: 10.1007/s10935-021-00654-z
pii: 10.1007/s10935-021-00654-z
doi:
Substances chimiques
Central Nervous System Stimulants
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
49-66Subventions
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : R15 DA044458
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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