title: Frequent nonprescription stimulant use and risky behaviors in college students: the role of effortful control.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to (a) investigate the association between nonprescription stimulant use (NPSU) and risky behaviors, including risky sex, driving, financial behaviors, and drug use and (b) collect preliminary evidence on mechanisms that may link NPSU to risky behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 555 college students was collected between August 2010 and February 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  Students completed several self-report measures assessing their drug use history, attention-deficit and hyperactivity symptoms, temperament, and risky behaviors beyond drug use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Those who reported more frequent NPSU were more likely to engage in high-risk behavior across all 4 domains studied. Further, effortful control abilities partially mediated the link between NPSU and risky behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results highlight the associated risks of frequent NPSU for college students as well as provide future directions for examining effortful control as a potentially important mechanism linking NPSU to other risky behaviors.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida .
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Paulo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: Amanda M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Balkhi
authors.forename: Joseph P H
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cottler
authors.forename: Evander
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Geffken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057566:Self Report / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs
keywords: clinical medicine; community health; drugs; health education; mental health