Do college students improve their grades by using prescription stimulants nonmedically?

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• 作者：Amelia M. Arria^a ; ^{aarria@umd.edu} ; Kimberly M. Caldeira^a ; ^{caldeira@umd.edu} ; Kathryn B. Vincent^a ; ^{kvincent@umd.edu} ; Kevin E. O'Grady^b ; ^{ogrady@umd.edu} ; M. Dolores Cimini^c ; ^{dcimini@albany.edu} ; Irene M. Geisner^d ; ^{geisner@uw.edu} ; Nicole Fossos-Wong^d ; ^njf2@uw.edu ; Jason R. Kilmer^d ; ^e ; ^{jkilmer@uw.edu} ; Mary E. Larimer^d ; ^{larimer@uw.edu}
• 关键词：NPS ; nonmedical use of prescription stimulants ; GPA ; grade point average
• 刊名：Addictive Behaviors
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：65
• 期：Complete
• 页码：245-249
• 全文大小：299 K
• 卷排序：65

文摘

A prospective, within-subjects design studied 898 college students without ADHD. Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NPS) was not associated with GPA increase. Students who abstained from NPS had significant improvement in GPA. The research questions the academic benefit of NPS for students without ADHD.