Prakash Sreelekha, Gu Yulong, Previti Michele
School of Health Sciences, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, USA.
Subst Abuse. 2023 Apr 17;17:11782218231162827. doi: 10.1177/11782218231162827. eCollection 2023.
Prescription drug use including pain relievers and stimulants has been a growing problem in young adults and the issue has been a public health concern for years.
This Quantitative Cross-sectional study aimed to collect preliminary data regarding prescription opioid use, prescription stimulant drug use and overdose treatment knowledge in young adults between 18 and 24 years old in a southern New Jersey university through administering an online survey.
Of the 1663 students who completed the survey, 33% reported using prescription pain relievers and 15% reported using prescription stimulant drugs. Stimulant drug users were found to be more likely to use prescription pain relievers (49%) as compared to non-stimulant users (30%). Furthermore, students with overdose treatment knowledge of opioids were more likely to report misuse of prescription drugs (15%) than students with less knowledge (8%).
This study reiterates the increasing usage of prescription drugs and stimulant use among college students. There is a need for effective education strategies to inform students about the prescription medication uses and misuse to reduce nonmedical use of prescription medications.
包括止痛药和兴奋剂在内的处方药使用在年轻人中一直是个日益严重的问题，多年来这一问题一直是公共卫生关注的焦点。
这项定量横断面研究旨在通过开展在线调查，收集新泽西州南部一所大学18至24岁年轻人中关于处方阿片类药物使用、处方兴奋剂药物使用及过量用药治疗知识的初步数据。
在完成调查的1663名学生中，33%报告使用过处方止痛药，15%报告使用过处方兴奋剂药物。与非兴奋剂使用者（30%）相比，兴奋剂药物使用者更有可能使用处方止痛药（49%）。此外，了解阿片类药物过量用药治疗知识的学生比了解较少的学生更有可能报告滥用处方药（15%对8%）。
本研究重申了大学生中处方药使用和兴奋剂使用呈上升趋势。需要有效的教育策略，让学生了解处方药的使用和滥用情况，以减少处方药的非医疗用途。
