White Barbara Prudhomme, Becker-Blease Kathryn A, Grace-Bishop Kathleen
School of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2006 Mar-Apr;54(5):261-8. doi: 10.3200/JACH.54.5.261-268.
In this study, the authors investigated the characteristics of use, misuse, and abuse of stimulant medication (primarily methylphenidate and variants) among students at a northeastern US university. Researchers sent an invitation to take an Internet survey to student e-mail addresses and passed 150 paper surveys in undergraduate classes, analyzing 1,025 (975 electronically) returned surveys. Sixteen percent of respondents reported abusing or misusing stimulant medication. Ninety-six percent of respondents who specified a medication preferred to abuse or misuse Ritalin. Men and women reported similar use patterns. Most respondents who abused or misused stimulant medication swallowed pills; 40% used intranasally. Reasons for abusing or misusing stimulant medication included improving attention, partying, reducing hyperactivity, and improving grades. Consistent with previous studies, results suggest that abuse of stimulant medication is a concern on college campuses. The results point to various reasons for and methods of abusing and misusing stimulant medication that may direct future research, prevention, and intervention.
在本研究中，作者调查了美国东北部一所大学学生中兴奋剂药物（主要是哌醋甲酯及其变体）的使用、误用和滥用特征。研究人员向学生电子邮箱发送了参加网络调查的邀请，并在本科课堂上发放了150份纸质调查问卷，对1025份（975份通过电子方式）回收的调查问卷进行了分析。16%的受访者报告存在兴奋剂药物滥用或误用情况。在明确提及某种药物的受访者中，96%倾向于滥用或误用利他林。男性和女性报告的使用模式相似。大多数滥用或误用兴奋剂药物的受访者吞服药丸；40%通过鼻内使用。滥用或误用兴奋剂药物的原因包括提高注意力、聚会、减少多动以及提高成绩。与先前研究一致，结果表明兴奋剂药物滥用是大学校园中的一个问题。研究结果指出了滥用和误用兴奋剂药物的各种原因及方式，这可能为未来的研究、预防和干预提供指导。
