Who misuses prescription drugs?

By Allie Grasgreen

"The demographic characteristics of students who are likely to misuse prescription drugs are well-documented: these students are most often white, male, and involved in the Greek system, and they have lower grades than their peers."

"Less well-known are the psychological traits that might lead students to abuse psychotherapeutics such as stimulants and sedatives, which the National Survey on Drug Use and Health has found to be the fourth most popular drug of choice among the college crowd. (Their popularity is growing fast: multiple studies have found prescription drug misuse increased fivefold from 1999 to 2005.) ..."

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