Spring 2010 101 Research: Prescription Drug Abuse

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Caelyn's Research

Prescription Drug Abuse Among College Students

Gilbert Quintero, Jeffery Peterson, and Bonnie Young. "AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. " Journal of Drug Issues 36.4 (2006): 903-931. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.

This article discusses how prescription drugs are often used in a college setting including: self-medication, recreation, and to improve academic functioning, which make this issue hard to control.

Silversides, A.. "Regulatory colleges to set painkiller guidelines. " Canadian Medical Association. Journal 181.8 (2009): 464-465. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 27 Mar. 2010.

This article talks about the ignorance of doctors prescribing prescription drugs for non-cancer pain and how it's affecting today's youth. [1]

ANDREA EGER. "Student shares pills at school. " Tulsa World 6 Mar. 2010, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2010.

This article tells about an issue with prescription drugs within an elementary school, and also gives a statistic. [2]

Lindsay's Research