Citation

Shillington AM, Reed MB, Lange JE, Clapp JD, Henry S. J. Drug Iss. 2006; 36(4): 999-1014.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

DOI

10.1177/002204260603600411

PMID

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Abstract

During the past five years, a few studies have reported that college students are using stimulants such as Ritalin without a prescription. To date, studies on college Ritalin/Adderall use have been from samples in the eastern or midwestern U.S. This study was designed to examine risk and protective factors associated with Ritalin/Adderall use among a college sample in Southern California. Our findings indicate that 11.2% of students reported past year and over 4% reported past 30 day use of Ritalin/Adderall. In our final analysis, students with lower GPAs, in a fraternity/sorority, not in a committed relationship, and who smoke and use other drugs were more likely to report past year and past 30 day Ritalin/Adderall use. Implications for prevention programming of these findings are discussed.

Language: en