student use of adderall and ritalin at unh · 2015-09-18 · adderall or ritalin use it for...

NonNon--medical Use of Prescription Drugs medical Use of Prescription Drugs on College Campuseson College Campuses

Emily Emily DuynsteeDuynsteeApril 28, 2006April 28, 2006

Student Use of Adderall and Ritalin

at UNH

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Problem:Problem:

Nationally, there has been a rise in college Nationally, there has been a rise in college students using prescription drugs, students using prescription drugs, specifically specifically AdderallAdderall and Ritalin, for nonand Ritalin, for non--medical purposes.medical purposes.

NonNon--medical Use of Prescription Drugs on College Campusesmedical Use of Prescription Drugs on College Campuses

Research Questions:Research Questions:What is the rate of use of What is the rate of use of AdderallAdderall and and Ritalin nonRitalin non--medically on the UNH medically on the UNH campus?campus?Who is using these drugs nonWho is using these drugs non--medically?medically?What are the reasons What are the reasons for/consequences of such use?for/consequences of such use?


What are What are AdderallAdderall and Ritalin?and Ritalin?

Drugs used to treat attention deficit Drugs used to treat attention deficit disorders (most commonly ADD, disorders (most commonly ADD, ADHD)ADHD)

Help soothe the impulsiveness, Help soothe the impulsiveness, inattentiveness, and hyperactivity that inattentiveness, and hyperactivity that are associated with these disordersare associated with these disordersOnly available through prescriptionOnly available through prescription


Sample/Methods:Sample/Methods:A confidential survey was handed out in A confidential survey was handed out in Sociology 535: Homicide, and upon Sociology 535: Homicide, and upon completion it was placed anonymously in a completion it was placed anonymously in a boxboxConvenient sample of 200 Students, 137 Convenient sample of 200 Students, 137 respondedrespondedSurveys were analyzed using Small Surveys were analyzed using Small StataStata 9, 9, using Chiusing Chi--Square and ANOVA testsSquare and ANOVA tests


Demographics:Demographics:36% male, 64% female36% male, 64% femaleMean age = 21 years oldMean age = 21 years old42% of the students were seniors42% of the students were seniors42% of the students lived in off42% of the students lived in off--campus apartmentscampus apartments29% of the students were sociology 29% of the students were sociology majorsmajors


Demographics Continued:Demographics Continued:

27% of the students surveyed use 27% of the students surveyed use AdderallAdderall for nonfor non--medical reasonsmedical reasons

12% of the students surveyed use 12% of the students surveyed use Ritalin for nonRitalin for non--medical reasonsmedical reasons


82% of the students surveyed that use 82% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin use it for or Ritalin use it for studying/getting work done for schoolstudying/getting work done for school

54% of the students surveyed that use 54% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin use it for partyingor Ritalin use it for partying


Student Usage:

Student Usage:Student Usage:

62% of the students surveyed that use 62% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin have used it in or Ritalin have used it in conjunction with alcoholconjunction with alcohol

95% of the students that use 95% of the students that use AdderallAdderall or or Ritalin to party use these drugs with Ritalin to party use these drugs with alcoholalcohol


Student Usage Continued:Student Usage Continued:

32% of the students surveyed that use 32% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin have used these drugs in or Ritalin have used these drugs in conjunction with other drugsconjunction with other drugs

Other drugs include:Other drugs include:MarijuanaMarijuana (12 students)(12 students)OpiumOpium (2 students)(2 students)Mushrooms Mushrooms (1 student)(1 student)Other pillsOther pills (1 student)(1 student)CocaineCocaine (1 student)(1 student)MethadoneMethadone (1 student)(1 student)


Availability:Availability:94% of the students surveyed that use 94% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin obtain it from a friend or Ritalin obtain it from a friend who has a prescriptionwho has a prescriptionThe other 6% buy these drugs from a The other 6% buy these drugs from a person selling themperson selling them62% of the students surveyed that use 62% of the students surveyed that use AdderallAdderall or Ritalin believe it is or Ritalin believe it is ““very easyvery easy””to obtain to obtain AdderallAdderall on the UNH campuson the UNH campus


Results: Sex and UsageResults: Sex and UsageSignificant relationship Significant relationship between Sex and between Sex and AdderallAdderall useuseMales are more likely Males are more likely to use to use AdderallAdderall nonnon--medically than femalesmedically than females47% of males and 16% 47% of males and 16% of females surveyed of females surveyed use use AdderallAdderall

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Results Continued:Results Continued:

Significant relationship Significant relationship between Sex and between Sex and Ritalin useRitalin useMales are more likely Males are more likely to use Ritalin nonto use Ritalin non--medically than femalesmedically than females22% of males and 6% 22% of males and 6% of females use Ritalin of females use Ritalin nonnon--medicallymedically

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Results: Living Situation and UsageResults: Living Situation and Usage

Significant relationship between Significant relationship between living situation and use of living situation and use of AdderallAdderall44% of the students surveyed that 44% of the students surveyed that use use AdderallAdderall live in off campus live in off campus apartmentsapartmentsNo significant relationship between No significant relationship between living situation and use of Ritalinliving situation and use of RitalinHowever, 13% of students using However, 13% of students using Ritalin live in offRitalin live in off--campus apartmentscampus apartments


Results Continued:Results Continued:

Significant relationship Significant relationship between using these between using these drugs to party and drugs to party and using them in using them in conjunction with conjunction with alcoholalcohol95% of students using 95% of students using AdderallAdderall/Ritalin to /Ritalin to party use them with party use them with alcoholalcohol 0

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Conclusions:Conclusions:About About ¼¼ of the students surveyed at UNH of the students surveyed at UNH are using are using AdderallAdderall or Ritalin nonor Ritalin non--medicallymedically

This matches previous research conducted This matches previous research conducted before my study, which states that about before my study, which states that about 25% of college students use these drugs 25% of college students use these drugs nonnon--medicallymedically


Conclusions Continued:Conclusions Continued:

Males are using these drugs more than Males are using these drugs more than femalesfemalesStudents using these drugs to party are Students using these drugs to party are using them dangerously in conjunction with using them dangerously in conjunction with alcoholalcoholStudents are using these drugs to study/get Students are using these drugs to study/get work done for schoolwork done for schoolStudent living in off campus apartments are Student living in off campus apartments are more likely to use these drugsmore likely to use these drugs


Limitations:Limitations:Convenient sample of only 137 UNH Convenient sample of only 137 UNH studentsstudentsThere wasnThere wasn’’t an equal amount of t an equal amount of students from each major/collegestudents from each major/collegeSeniors were overrepresentedSeniors were overrepresentedMore females were surveyed than More females were surveyed than malesmales


Future Research:Future Research:

Senior ThesisSenior ThesisSurvey more than 137 studentsSurvey more than 137 studentsSurvey equal amount of males and Survey equal amount of males and femalesfemalesSurvey students from a wider range of Survey students from a wider range of majors/collegesmajors/colleges


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