Do Motives Matter? Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications Among Adolescents

This article can be found in the issue:

Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 19, Number 1, 2012

The abuse of prescription drugs is a growing topic of concern for many professionals who work with youth. In this issue, we address this important topic by discussing the prevalence of prescription drug abuse, providing an understanding of how and why youth’s motives matter for prevention and intervention, and exploring preventive approaches and frameworks in the school and community environments.

This issue also featured these articles:

• Adolescent Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use, Pages 3-6
• Do Motives Matter? Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications Among Adolescents, Pages 10-12
• Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence: A Collaborative Approach, Pages 13-16
• Rural Adolescents’ Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use: Implications for Intervention, Pages 7-9
• Utilizing Business, University, and Community Resources to Target Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse, Pages 17-20

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