title: Sexual orientation and first-year college students' nonmedical use of prescription drugs.
abstract: To examine differences between heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning students' nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD).
  
  
  
  First-year university students between October 2009 and October 2013 who self-identified as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning.
  
  
  
  Students completed questionnaires on demographic variables and NMUPD. Any NMUPD was examined, as were stimulants, anxiolytics, and painkillers. Hierarchical regression was used to examine differential NMUPD based on sexual orientation, gender, and race.
  
  
  
  For any NMUPD and painkillers, bisexual and questioning students reported higher rates of nonmedical use than heterosexual students and gay men. When compared with heterosexual females, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning females reported higher any NMUPD and nonmedical painkiller use. For stimulants and anxiolytics, bisexual students reported the highest nonmedical use, followed by gay and lesbian students.
  
  
  
  There may be particular risk for NMUPD associated with membership in marginalized groups in terms of both sexual orientation and gender.
authors.affiliation: a Counseling Center, Pace University , New York , New York , USA.|b Department of Psychology , Pace University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shadick
authors.affiliation: a Counseling Center, Pace University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Faedra Backus
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Dagirmanjian
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Pace University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Leora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trub
authors.affiliation: a Counseling Center, Pace University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: College student; prescription drug; sexual orientation