Abstract
The present study examined whether and how collegians' misuse of prescription drugs and alcohol abuse are associated with mental illness and with a lack of mental health care. Nationally representative data were derived from 5,241 full-time American college students who completed the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. We observed the presence of alcohol abuse/dependence and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs to be associated with relatively serious mental illness and with lack of health care. In pursuing gender-specific results, we found that the association between alcohol abuse and mental illness was stronger among females than males.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-47 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- alcohol abuse
- college students
- gender differences
- mental illness
- prescription-type drug misuse
