Characteristics of Methylphenidate Misuse in a University Student Sample

• Published in: Canadian journal of psychiatry Vol. 50; no. 8; pp. 457 - 461
• Main Authors: Barrett, Sean P, Darredeau, Christine, Bordy, Lana E, Pihl, Robert O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2005; Canadian Psychiatric Association; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Alcoholism - psychology; Attention - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Central Nervous System Stimulants; College students; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug abuse; Drug Interactions; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Methylphenidate; Neuropharmacology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Psychiatry; Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease); Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Quebec; Recreation; Stimulants; Street Drugs; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Quebec; alcohol; methylphenidate; prescription drug abuse; polysubstance; Human; Drug addiction; CNS stimulant; Psychotropic; Substance abuse; Alcoholic beverage; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Addiction; Piperidine derivatives; Methylphenidate

Objective: Methylphenidate (MPH) is a prescription stimulant drug with known abuse potential; however, little is known about its patterns of misuse or the characteristics of its abusers. Methods: A sample of 50 university students reporting MPH misuse and 50 control subjects matched for age, sex, an...