TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Non-medical use of prescription drugs in a national sample of college women
JO  - Addictive behaviors
A1  - McCauley, Jenna L.
A1  - Amstadter, Ananda B.
A1  - Macdonald, Alexandra
A1  - Danielson, Carla Kmett
A1  - Ruggiero, Kenneth J.
A1  - Resnick, Heidi S.
A1  - Kilpatrick, Dean G.
SP  - 690
EP  - 695
VL  - 36
IS  - 7
N2  - Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is one of the fastest growing forms of illicit drug use, with research indicating that college students represent a particularly high risk population. The current study examined demographic characteristics, health/mental health, substance misuse, and rape experiences as potential risk correlates of NMUPD among a national sample of college women (N=2000). Interviews were conducted via telephone using Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing technology. NMUPD was assessed by asking if, participants had used a prescription drug non-medically in the past year. NMUPD was endorsed by 7.8% of the sample (n=155). Although incapacitated and drug-alcohol facilitated rape were associated with NMUPD in the initial model, the final multivariable model showed that only lifetime major depression and other forms of substance use/abuse were significantly uniquely associated with an increased likelihood of NMUPD. Implications for primary and secondary prevention and subsequent research are addressed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-4603
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.020
ID  - ref1
ER  -