The goal of this study was to determine the extent, motivations, and justifications of nonmedical prescription stimulant use among the population at a large public university in the North Texas region. Participants consisted of 526 undergraduate students enrolled at the studied university during the spring and summer 2014 semesters. The findings of the study suggest that the nonmedical use by students was higher than the findings in much of the current literature, but was within the parameters established in the literature. The primary motivation for nonmedical use was academic in nature and was justified by moderation of nonmedical use to strategic academic times.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699893 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Pennington, Cody W. |
| Contributors | Belshaw, Scott Howard, Coleman, Eric, McGuinness, Maureen |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 91 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Pennington, Cody W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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