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Expectancies as a Predictor of Prescription Stimulant Use Among Medical Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Research suggests that individuals’ expectations about a drug’s effects are predictive of various types of substance abuse, including nonmedical prescription stimulant use (Torrealday et al., 2008). Nonmedical prescription stimulant use, or NMPSU, refers
Gorman, Katherine   +1 more
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use (NMPDU) in the Swedish General Population-Correlates of Analgesic and Sedative Use. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) is a growing problem in many countries. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to report correlates of and compare different subtypes of NMPDU in the Swedish general population.
Håkansson, Anders C   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A Spatiotemporal and Sociodemographic Analysis of Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions for Texas Kindergarteners.

open access: yes, 2020
Across the United States, rates of nonmedical vaccine exemptions for schoolchildren have risen. Public health research has linked certain sociodemographic and school characteristics to higher nonmedical exemption rates.
Chan, William.
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Nonmedical prescription drug use among US young adults by educational attainment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose: Little is known about nonmedical use of prescription drugs among non-college-attending young adults in the United States. Methods: Data were drawn from 36,781 young adults (ages 18–22 years) from the 2008–2010 National Survey on Drug Use and ...
Levin, Deysia   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Social Media Addiction and Health Promoting Lifestyle Among Students of Medical and Nonmedical Colleges

open access: yesZagazig Nursing Journal
Background: Social media plays a crucial role in our daily lives, especially among university students. The global social media platforms and the easy access to the Internet bring about the potential for social media addiction.
Dalia M. Omar   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Substance-Free Reward Among College Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Users

open access: yes, 2014
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among college students is an underinvestigated phenomenon. Few studies have examined the etiology or factors associated with nascent prescription opioid misuse.
Meshesha, Lidia Z
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Nonmedical use of opioid analgesics among Ontario students.

open access: yesCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2012
To explore the prevalence and the demographic predictors of nonmedical use of opioid analgesics in the Canadian adolescent population.Data are based on self-reports derived from the 2007 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, which is an anonymous, in-school, cross-sectional survey.Schools in Ontario.A total of 2914 students in grades 7 to 12 ...
Bruna, Brands   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Students’ Knowledge and Attitude about Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Baghdad University

open access: yesMedical Journal of Babylon
Introduction: Hepatitis B and C is a serious global public health problem that causes chronic liver disease and accelerates high risk of death from cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Objectives: To determine the knowledge and attitude of nonmedical
Haider Mohammed Majeed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness regarding human papillomavirus and willingness for vaccination among college students with or without medical background in Guizhou Province

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to investigate awareness regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) and willingness for vaccination among college students with or without medical background in Guizhou Province, China.
Qiongdan Hu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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