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Stimulant abuse on the college campus: Titanic tip of an imposing Icelandic iceberg

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International Journal on Disability and Human Development
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal on Disability and Human Development Band 11 Heft 3

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which usually occurs in childhood or adolescence, is also a common diagnosis among college or university students. These students may find it difficult to achieve success in the university without the help of anti-ADHD medications that allow them to concentrate. The widespread use of anti-ADHD stimulants within this group has led to the problem of students abusing such medications. Research also notes a growing phenomenon characterized by the misuse of medication among students with and without ADHD. This discussion reviews current research on this growing situation and provides recommendations to curtail it.

Keywords: ADHD; drug abuse; public health; student health
Corresponding author: Professor Donald E. Greydanus, MD, Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Pediatrics Program Director, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284, USA
Received: 2011-9-10
Accepted: 2011-11-23
Published Online: 2012-08-01
Published in Print: 2012-08-01

©2012 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2012-0030
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
ADHD; drug abuse; public health; student health

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Masthead
  2. Masthead
  3. Editorial
  4. How to promote holistic development in university students?
  5. Reviews
  6. Development of a positive youth development subject in a university context in Hong Kong
  7. College drinking: a call to physicians
  8. Suicide and suicidal ideation among college students
  9. Protein intake in athletes: a review
  10. Perspectives on acute abdominal pain in the college student: a clinically challenging conundrum
  11. Stimulant abuse on the college campus: Titanic tip of an imposing Icelandic iceberg
  12. Original Articles
  13. Promoting leadership and intrapersonal competence in university students: what can we learn from Hong Kong?
  14. Promoting psychosocial competencies in university students: evaluation based on a one-group pre-test/post-test design
  15. Process evaluation of a positive youth development course in a university setting in Hong Kong
  16. Qualitative evaluation of a positive youth development course in a university setting in Hong Kong
  17. Focus group evaluation of a positive youth development course in a university in Hong Kong
  18. The chasm between blood donation intention and action: a study among college students in Delhi, India
  19. Academe and the field: a case study of a physical therapy program
  20. A survey study on the associations between misperceptions on substance use by peers and health and academic outcomes in university students in North-West Europe
  21. A comparison of substance use behaviours and normative beliefs in North-West European university and college students
  22. Gender differences in sleep habits and sleep-related problems in Arab Palestinian university students
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