Abstract
Objective: To explore the relationship between past 30-day nonmedical prescription stimulant use (NPSU) and past 30-day marijuana and/or alcohol use, past 30-day risky marijuana and/or alcohol use, student demographics, and student activity involvement among college students. Participants: Sample of 604 college-aged students at two large universities in the southeastern U.S. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was completed electronically. Logistic regression was used to identify and test covariates of past 30-day NPSU. Results: Over 20% of participants self-reported past NPSU. Using both marijuana and alcohol in the past 30 days (B = 3.293, p =.002, OR= 26.91, 95% CI OR= 3.42, 211.92) and engaging in both risky marijuana and alcohol use (B = 2.095, p <.001, OR = 8.13, 95% CI OR = 2.52, 25.17) were significantly related to past 30-day NPSU. Conclusions: NPSU may be indicative of broader polysubstance use problems among college-aged students.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1311-1316 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of American College Health |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Alcohol use
- Nonmedical prescription stimulant use
- college students
- marijuana use
- polysubstance use
- prescription stimulant misuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health