Patterns and Knowledge of Nonmedical Use of Stimulants Among College Students

Those whose peers use nonprescribed stimulants were much more knowledgeable about the effects of stimulant use than those whose peers do not use stimulants, and these knowledge may confer an increased risk of future nonmedical stimulants use if students become tempted to seek the beneficial effects experienced by their peers.

Abstract

A substantial proportion of college students in this sample were using nonprescribed stimulants. Among nonusers, those whose peers use nonprescribed stimulants were much more knowledgeable about the effects of stimulant use than those whose peers do not use stimulants. This knowledge may confer an increased risk of future nonmedical stimulant use if students become tempted to seek the beneficial effects experienced by their peers.