Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · May 2005
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey.
This study examined the prevalence rates and correlates of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among U.S. college students in terms of student and college characteristics. ⋯ This study provides evidence that the nonmedical use of prescription opioids represents a problem on college campuses. These findings have important implications for developing prevention efforts and therapeutic strategies aimed at reducing the nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics among college students while not hindering necessary medication management for pain.