@article{ref1,
title="Is Greek affiliation a prescription for drug abuse? Examining misuse of prescription stimulants and downers in high school and college",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2019",
author="Witcraft, Sara M. and Veronica Smith, C. and Ann Pollard, M. and Dixon, Laura J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-5",
abstract="<b>Objective:</b> Compared to nonaffiliated students, Greek students engage in higher rates of prescription drug abuse (PDA). We examined PDA among Greek students compared to non-Greek students, and whether PDA in high school predicted joining a Greek organization in college. <b>Participants:</b> From November to December 2014, 509 undergraduate students at a large, southeastern institution participated in an online survey. <b>Methods:</b> Stratified random sampling with academic classification as the strata; chi-square analyses were conducted to test study hypotheses. <b>Results:</b> Greek students were no more likely than non-Greek students to ever engage in overall PDA. However, Greek students were significantly more likely to report abuse of stimulants, but not downers, in college and in high school. <b>Conclusions:</b> Future research to examine individual types of prescription drugs abused in high school and their affiliation with PDA among Greek students, compared to non-Greek students, in college is warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2019.1623803",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1623803"
}