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Dupont, Robert L., John J. Coleman, Richard H. Bucher, and Bonnie B. Wilford.
"Characteristics and Motives of College Students Who Engage in Nonmedical
Use of Methylphenidate." American Journal on Addictions 17.3 (2008): 167-
71.

The source is an article from The American Journal of Addictions and the authors are
four doctors: Robert L. DuPont, MD; John J. Coleman, PhD; Richard H. Bucher, PhD;
Bonnie B. Wilford, MS

The focus of this source is to relay the results of an online survey regarding the
nonmedical use of Methylphenidate an ADHD medication. The polling firm of Harris
Interactive conducted this survey.

This source is an article about a survey that researchers did to find out the
characteristics and motives of college students who use nonmedical ADHD drugs.
The survey was conducted anonymously online. The participants answered
questions about their own use of ADHD drugs. What kind they used, the brand, and
why they used them. The survey found that a large percent of the students who used
these drugs for nonmedical purposes got these drugs for free and took them orally.
The survey also showed how many students used the drugs for work/study,
party, and work/study and party. The survey also showed that an alarming
number of students took these drugs intranasally. It then tells us that abusing the
drugs this way rather than orally is much more dangerous.

This is a worthy source because it comes from a journal specifically about addictions
and the research was done by doctors. It is also worthy because it shows many
shocking and important statistics about the nonmedical use of ADHD medications.
















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DeSantis, Alan D., Elizabeth M. Webb, and Seth M. Noar. "Illicit Use Of Prescription
ADHD Medications On A College Campus: A Multimethodological Approach."
Journal Of American College Health 57.3 (2008): 315-324. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

This source is an article, Illicit Use Of Prescription ADHD Medications On A College
Campus. The authors are Alan DeSantis, Elizabeth Webb, and Seth M. Noar. Each
aurthor has a PhD, making them very creditable.

The scope of this article is for college student in the years of 2006, and focuses on
the reasoning of taking these medications.


The article was about the quantitative and qualitative data behind the use of ADHD
medications. The quantitative data was collected by surveys, which were
administered in various lecture halls. Qualitative data was collected through
interviews with over 160 students. Researchers looked into which ethnic groups
were most likely to take the drugs and for what reasons. Out of 1,811 students
surveyed, 4% uses ADHD medications legally, and 34% uses the medications
illegally. Out of the 34%, 49% men and 51% were women. 94% were white
students, 3% black, 3% multiracial. The articles main purpose is to show that illegal
usage of the drugs is very common among universities.

This source is worthy because of the data that supports the purpose of the article.
Very credible authors also wrote it.