Research
The following selection of research relates to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions. The citations are compiled on a monthly basis from 15 peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.
Prescription Drugs
Cerda, M., Wall, M., Keyes, K. M., Galea, S., Hasin, D. (2012). Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: Investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use, abuse, and dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120(1-3), 22-27.
Benotsch, E. G., Koester, S., Luckman, D., Martin, A. M., Cejka, A. (2011). Non-medical use of prescription drugs and sexual risk behavior in young adults. Addictive Behaviors, 26(1-2), 152-155.
Lanier, C., Farley, E. J. (2011). What matters most? Assessing the influence of demographic characteristics, college-specific risk factors, and poly-drug use on nonmedical prescription drug use. Journal of American College Health, 59(8), 721-727.
Lord, S., Brevard, J., Budman, S. (2011). Connection to young adults: An online social network survey of beliefs and attitudes associated with prescription opioid misuse among college students. Substance Use & Misuse, 46(1), 66-76.
McCauley, J. L., Amstadter, A. B., Macdonald, A., Danielson, C. K., Ruggiero, K. J., Resnick, H. S., Kilpatrick, D. G. (2011). Non-medical use of prescription drugs in a national sample of college women. Addictive Behaviors, 36(7), 690-695.
Arria, A. M., Caldeira, K. M., Kasperski, S. J., O'Grady, K. E., Vincent, K. B., Griffiths, R. R., Wish, E.D. (2010). Increased alcohol consumption, nonmedical prescription drug use, and illicit drug use are associated with energy drink consumption among college students. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 4(2), 74-80.
Labbe, A. K., & Maisto, S. A. (2010). Development of the Stimulant Medication Outcome Expectancies Questionnaire for college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 726-729.
Peralta, R. L. & Steele, J. L. (2010). Nonmedical prescription drug use among US college students at a Midwest University: A partial test of Social Learning Theory. Substance Use & Misuse, 45(6), 865-887.
Ford, J. A., & Schroeder, R. D. (2009). Academic strain and non-medical use of prescription stimulants among college students. Deviant Behavior, 30(1), 26-53.
Arria, A. M., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., O'Grady, K. E., & Wish, E. D. (2008). Perceived harmfulness predicts nonmedical use of prescription drugs among college students: Interactions with sensation-seeking. Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 9(3), 191-201.
Arria, A., Caldeira, K. M., O'Grady, K. E., Vincent, K. B., Fitzelle, D. B., Johnson, E. P., & Wish, E. D. (2008). Drug exposure opportunities and use patterns among college students: Results of a longitudinal prospective cohort study. Substance Abuse, 29(4), 19-38.
DeSantis, A. D., Webb, E. M., & Noar, S. M. (2008). Illicit use of prescription ADHA medications on a college campus: A multimethodological approach. Journal of American College Health, 57(3), 315-324.
McCabe, S. E. (2008). Screening for drug abuse among medical and nonmedical users of prescription drugs in a probability sample of college students. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 162(3), 225-231.
Teter, C. J., McCabe, S. E., LaGrange, K., Cranford, J. A., & Boyd, C. J. (2006). Illicit use of specific prescription stimulants among college students: Prevalence, motives, and routes of administration. Pharmacotherapy, 26(10), 1501-1510.
Nicklin, J. L. (2000). The latest trend: mixing prescription drugs with other substances. The Chronicle of Higher Education 46: A58.