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Characteristics and consequences of prescription drug misuse among university students in the United Kingdom

Katy. R. HollowayCentre for Criminology, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK, and
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Trevor. H. BennettCentre for Criminology, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK, andCorrespondence[email protected]
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Odette ParryApplied Social Sciences, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK
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Caroline GordenApplied Social Sciences, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK
Pages 156-163 | Received 09 Oct 2012, Accepted 08 Jan 2013, Published online: 06 May 2013

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Jason Y. Isaacs, Kara Thompson, Igor Yakovenko, PhD, Keith Dobson, Shu-Ping Chen, Amanda Hudson, Ioan Tiberiu Mahu & Sherry H. Stewart. (2023) Social norms of college students engaging in non-medical prescription drug use to get high: What’s sex got to do with it?. Journal of American College Health 71:8, pages 2587-2594.
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Farokh Shabbir & Asma Bashir. (2023) Moderating effects of stress coping: evaluating the relationships between personality and prescription drug misuse amongst Young adults. Journal of Substance Use 0:0, pages 1-7.
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Saheed B. Owonikoko, Jamila B. A. Suleiman, Wusa Kondani Maibaka & Nafisa Tasiu. (2023) “What a man can do, a woman can do better”: women farmers, livelihood and drug abuse in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 22:1, pages 3-28.
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Sara M. Witcraft, C. Veronica Smith, M. Ann Pollard & Laura J. Dixon. (2020) Is Greek affiliation a prescription for drug abuse? Examining misuse of prescription stimulants and downers in high school and college. Journal of American College Health 68:7, pages 678-682.
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Uzoechi Eze Chikezie & Ikenna Desmond Ebuenyi. (2019) Tramadol misuse in the Niger Delta; A review of cases presenting within a year. Journal of Substance Use 24:5, pages 487-491.
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Holly Foster, Jodie Stevenson & Umair Akram. (2023) Prevalence and Psychiatric Correlates of Illicit Substance Use in UK Undergraduate Students. Brain Sciences 13:2, pages 360.
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Wen-Pin Chang, Heather Stuart & Shu-Ping Chen. (2021) Alcohol Use, Drug Use, and Psychological Distress in University Students: Findings from a Canadian Campus Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 20:4, pages 2366-2381.
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Jason Y. Isaacs, Kara Thompson, Igor Yakovenko, Karen Stewart-Kirk, Noelle J. Strickland & Sherry H. Stewart. (2022) The Impact of Normative Feedback on Undergraduates’ Prescription Drug Use Knowledge and Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study. Canadian Journal of Addiction 13:2S, pages S48-S61.
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A. Chinneck, K. Thompson, I.T. Mahu, P. Davis-MacNevin, K. Dobson & S.H. Stewart. (2018) Personality and prescription drug use/misuse among first year undergraduates. Addictive Behaviors 87, pages 122-130.
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Niloofar Bavarian, Stephanie Sumstine, Sheena Cruz, Jocelyne Mendez, Cassandra Schroeder & Summer Takeda. (2017) Confirming the Prevalence, Characteristics, and Utility of Ecological Theory in Explaining Prescription Stimulant Misuse. Journal of Drug Issues 48:1, pages 118-133.
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Trevor Bennett & Katy Holloway. (2017) Motives for illicit prescription drug use among university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy 44, pages 12-22.
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