Trends in Medical Use Diversion and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications among College Students from 2003 to 2013: Connecting the Dots

摘要

ObjectivesTo examine trends in the lifetime and past-year prevalence of medical use, diversion, and nonmedical use of four prescription medication classes (i.e., sedative/anxiety, opioid, sleeping, and stimulant) among college students between 2003 and 2013; and to identify demographic and background characteristics associated with trends in past-year nonmedical use of prescription medications.