Illicit use of prescription ADHD medications on a college campus: a multimethodological approach.

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Published in J Am Coll Health on November 04, 2008

Authors

Alan D DeSantis1, Elizabeth M Webb, Seth M Noar

Author Affiliations

1: The Department of Communication, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. desantis@uky.edu

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