DeSantis Alan D, Webb Elizabeth M, Noar Seth M
The Department of Communication, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2008 Nov-Dec;57(3):315-24. doi: 10.3200/JACH.57.3.315-324.
The authors used quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate college students' perceptions and use of illegal Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) stimulants during spring and summer 2006.
From fall 2005 through fall 2006, the authors studied 1,811 undergraduates at a large, public, southeastern research university in the United States.
The authors administered surveys to these students and conducted 175 in-depth interviews.
Of the study participants, 34% reported the illegal use of ADHD stimulants. Most illegal users reported using ADHD stimulants primarily in periods of high academic stress and found them to reduce fatigue while increasing reading comprehension, interest, cognition, and memory. Furthermore, most had little information about the drug and found procurement to be both easy and stigmafree.
This study supplies a rich understanding of the growing national trend of illegal ADHD stimulant use. The authors discuss strategies for stemming the tide of ADHD stimulant use.
作者运用定量和定性研究方法，调查了2006年春夏季大学生对非法使用的注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）兴奋剂的认知及使用情况。
从2005年秋季到2006年秋季，作者对美国东南部一所大型公立研究型大学的1811名本科生进行了研究。
作者对这些学生进行了问卷调查，并开展了175次深入访谈。
在参与研究的学生中，34%报告曾非法使用ADHD兴奋剂。大多数非法使用者称主要在学业压力大的时候使用ADHD兴奋剂，且发现这些兴奋剂能减轻疲劳，同时提高阅读理解能力、兴趣、认知能力和记忆力。此外，大多数人对这种药物了解甚少，且觉得获取药物既容易又不会带来耻辱感。
本研究为深入了解全国范围内非法使用ADHD兴奋剂这一日益增长的趋势提供了丰富信息。作者讨论了遏制ADHD兴奋剂使用趋势的策略。
