The NSDUH Report - - Nonmedical Use of Adderall® among Full-Time
College Students
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- Adderall®
is the brand name for an amphetamine formulation that is prescribed
for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
and for narcolepsy. Under the Controlled Substance Act, Adderall®
is classified as a Schedule II drug because of its high potential for
abuse and dependence. Data for this report on nonmedical use of Adderall®
was collected as part of SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Nonmedical use is defined as use without a prescription belonging to
the respondent or use that occurred simply for the experience or feeling
the drug caused.
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persons aged 18 to 22, full-time college students were twice as likely
to use Adderall® nonmedically in the past year as those who had
not been in college at all or were only part-time students.
- Nearly
90% of the full-time college students who had used Adderall® nonmedically
in the past year also were past month binge alcohol drinkers and more
than half were heavy alcohol users. Students under the legal
drinking age who used Adderall® were also more likely to be binge
drinkers or heavy drinkers than their underage counterparts who had
not used Adderall® nonmedically.
- Full-time
college students who had used Adderall® nonmedically in the past
year were more likely to be polydrug users in the past year than their
non Adderall® using counterparts, that is, both drink alcohol and
use other drugs.
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In the past year, full-time college students who had used Adderall®
nonmedically in the past year were more likely to have used illicit
drugs than their non Adderall® using counterparts: almost 3 times
more likely to use marijuana (79.9% vs 27.2%), 8 times more likely to
use cocaine (28.9% vs. 3.6%), 8 times more likely to use tranquilizers
nonmedically (24.5% vs. 3%) and 5 times more likely to use pain relievers
nonmedically (44.9% vs. 8.7%).
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This Short
Report, The NSDUH Report - - Nonmedical
Use of Adderall® among Full-Time College Students, is
based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use
and Health (NSDUH) conducted by SAMHSA's Office
of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence,
patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general
U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also
provides estimates for drug use by State.
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