title: Exploring the Relationship Between Stimulant Use and Gambling in College Students.
abstract: Both gambling and stimulant use are common and can lead to problems on college campuses with consequences that impact the financial, emotional, academic and physical well-being of students. Yet few studies have been conducted to understand the co-occurrence of these conditions and the increased risk factors if any that may exist for gambling and related problems. The present study is among the first to document the co-occurrence of these behaviors in both a random sample of students (N = 4640), and then to explore to what extent stimulant use impacts subsequent gambling and related problems 12 months later in an at-risk sample (N = 199). Results revealed a three-fold higher rate of recent problem gambling for those who used stimulants versus those who had not (11 vs. 4 %). For those already gambling, stimulant use predicted an increased frequency in gambling 12 months later. Implications for prevention and screening are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. geisner@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Irene Markman
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Geisner
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cronce
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Ty W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lostutter
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kilmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Larimer
mesh_terms: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants
keywords: College students; Comorbidity; Gambling; Stimulants