The prevalence and correlates of prescription stimulant diversion in a large, multi‐institutional, cross‐sectional sample of US post‐secondary students regularly taking prescription stimulants
The prevalence of prescription stimulant diversion in a multi-institutional sample of post-secondary students in the United States was 4.3%, lower than prior estimates. Certain substance use behaviors and obtaining the prescription from a campus clinic were associated with prescription stimulant diversion.
Authors
- Ramin Mojtabai
- James Aluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-5393)
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70346
- Primary Topic
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention