title: Connecting to young adults: an online social network survey of beliefs and attitudes associated with prescription opioid misuse among college students.
abstract: A survey of motives and attitudes associated with patterns of nonmedical prescription opioid medication use among college students was conducted on Facebook, a popular online social networking Web site. Response metrics for a 2-week random advertisement post, targeting students who had misused prescription medications, surpassed typical benchmarks for online marketing campaigns and yielded 527 valid surveys. Respondent characteristics, substance use patterns, and use motives were consistent with other surveys of prescription opioid use among college populations. Results support the potential of online social networks to serve as powerful vehicles to connect with college-aged populations about their drug use. Limitations of the study are noted.
authors.affiliation: 1National Development and Research Institutes, New York, USA; lord@ndri.org
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brevard
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Budman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs