Dave H H Van Kann, Sanne I de Vries, Jasper Schipperijn, Nanne K de Vries, Maria W J Jansen, Stef P J Kremers
Schoolyard Characteristics, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior: Combining GPS and Accelerometry
The Journal of school health
examined ideas youth would mitigate nonmedical use prescription medications among peers national monitoring adolescent prescription stimulants study nmapss interviewed 11048 youth1018 years age 2008 2011 entertainment venues 10 us urban suburban rural areas using mixedmethods approach participants completed survey culminating open ended questions asking 1 kids age told prescription drugs effects 2 ran world would stop kids taking peoples prescription medicines 3why people use prescription stimulants without prescription responses random sample 900 children analyzed using qualitative thematic analyses random sample 900 youth 52 female 40 white mean age 151 years believed educated prescription drugs negative effects schools home parents media health professionals youth would stop kids using peoples prescription drugs stringent laws restricted use education negative consequences use peer pressure common reason youth gave using others pills though reported using curiosity analysis shows importance considering youths opinions nonmedical use prescription medications often overlooked studies disseminate data youth stop illicit use prescription drugs among teens youth