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S. E. McCabe, J. R. Knight, C. J. Teter, H. Wechsler, Non-medical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among U.S. College Students Prevalence and Correlates from a National Survey, Addiction 100 (2005) 96-106. 

A 2001 National Collegiate Athletic Association report entitled NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of College Student-Athletes revealed that among the 29.8% of NCAA athletes who admitted using dietary supplements in the past 12 months, creatine was taken by 25.8% (second only to protein supplements). Fifty-seven percent of these athletes first used nutritional supplements in high school. 

There have been a number of anecdotal reports of illicit use of Dexedrine, Adderall, Ritalin (methyl-phenidate), and other ADHD stimulants among college students in recent years. In 2000, University of Wisconsin health officials estimated that one in five of their students were using ADHD stimulant medications without a doctor s prescription. 

Traditionally, LSD has been most popular among white, middle-class high school and college students. It is used more in America than anywhere else, although it has enjoyed some popularly in Western Europe, particularly... 

NIDA reports that 13 million to 17 million Americans have used a hallucinogen at least once. In 1999, 8.1% of high school seniors had used LSD in the previous year. One study identified LSD as the third most common drug of abuse among college students, after alcohol and marijuana. 

While the prevalence of MPH abuse is low, at least compared to other forms of drug abuse, officials worry that the rate of MPH abuse is increasing, especially among high school and college students. 

Intentional Rohypnol abuse appears to be most prevalent among teenagers and college students, some of whom use the drug recreationally to intensify the effects of alcohol. When Rohypnol is used in this way, it is often referred to as an alcohol extender. The White House s ONDCP says another common way in which some club-goers use Rohypnol is in combination with methamphet-... 

Concern has been raised about the increasing use of ecstasy in Europe (3), particularly the UK and the Netherlands. The patterns and trends of substance use among college students have been evaluated over a 30-year period (4). Alcohol use remained stable, but illicit drug use peaked in 1978 and fell sharply over the next 20 years. Ecstasy was the exception its use rose from 4.1% in 1989 to 10% in 1999. Ecstasy was the second most frequently tried illicit drug after marijuana. 

Per Capita Consumption Consumption of Alcohol and Heavy Drinking among College Students Pharmacology of Alcohol Sites of Action Pharmacokinetics of Alcohol Tolerance and Dependence Tolerance... 

Consumption of Alcohol and Heavy Drinking among College Students... 

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