The use of non-prescribed prescription drugs and substance use among college students: A 9-year follow-up cohort study.

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dc.contributor.authorBusto Miramontes, Aliciaen
dc.contributor.authorMoure-Rodriguez, Lucíaen
dc.contributor.authorDiaz-Geada, Ainaraen
dc.contributor.authorCarbia, Carinaen
dc.contributor.authorCadaveira, Fernandoen
dc.contributor.authorCaamaño-Isorna, Franciscoen
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.contributor.funderPlan Nacional sobre Drogasen
dc.contributor.funderFondo de Investigación Sanitaria, Spainen
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T14:36:13Z
dc.date.available2023-05-31T14:36:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-27en
dc.description.abstractThe use of non-prescribed prescription drugs (NPPD) is common in post-modern societies and a significant proportion of youth consume NPPD concomitantly to other drugs. We studied the prevalence of this consumption among university students in Spain, and its relationship to different patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use. A cohort study among university students (n=1,380) (2005-2015) was carried out. Students completed self-administered questionnaires at initial (n=1,363, 98.7%), at 2 years (n=875, 75%) and 9 years of follow-up (n=415, 30.5%). Consumption of medicines (last 15 days), risky alcohol consumption (RC), heavy episodic drinking (HED), and tobacco and cannabis use were measured. Multilevel logistic regressions for repeated measures were generated using consumption of medicines with or without medical prescription as dependent variables. Prevalence of RC, HED, tobacco and cannabis had significant reductions during the follow-up. The use of NPPD increased over time, from 35.5% and 33.3% at 18 and 22 years old, respectively, to 49.6% at 27 years old. The highest rates were found among cannabis, tobacco, RC and HED users. For females, cannabis and RC constitute signitifant risk factors for use of NPPD. Conversely, for males, tobacco and cannabis were risk factors for such use of medicines. Later onset of alcohol consumption constitutes a protective factor for females. Our results reveal high prevalence of NPDD among university students. Those who consume NPPD are -at the same time- more likely to be alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis users than those who take medication under prescription. Preventive strategies should be reinforced and focused on this target population to decrease these high levels of poly-consumption.en
dc.description.sponsorshipPlan Nacional sobre Drogas (2005/PN014); Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (PI15/00165)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleid880en
dc.identifier.citationBusto Miramontes, A., Moure-Rodriguez, L., Diaz-Geada, A., Carbia, C., Cadaveira, F. and Caamaño-Isorna, F. (2020) 'The use of non-prescribed prescription drugs and substance use among college students: A 9-year follow-up cohort study', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, p.880 (7pp). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00880en
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00880en
dc.identifier.eissn1664-0640en
dc.identifier.endpage7en
dc.identifier.journaltitleFrontiers in Psychiatryen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14532
dc.identifier.volume11en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::MSCA-COFUND-FP/754535/EU/APC Postdoctoral EXcellence Programme/APEXen
dc.rights© 2020, Busto Miramontes, Moure-Rodriguez, Diaz-Geada, Carbia, Cadaveira and Caamaño-Isorna. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAlcohol drinking in collegeen
dc.subjectCannabisen
dc.subjectTobaccoen
dc.subjectUse of non-prescribed prescription drugsen
dc.subjectYoung adulten
dc.titleThe use of non-prescribed prescription drugs and substance use among college students: A 9-year follow-up cohort study.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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