nonmedically

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• In fact, a 2002 report from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicated that almost thirty million persons aged twelve and older had used prescription drugs nonmedically in their lifetime (NSDUH, 2004).

  Academic text (2009)

• In 2010, 1 in every 20 people in the United States age 12 and older (12,000,000 people) reported using prescription painkillers nonmedically.

  Blog text (18)

• First, only a small number of individuals nonmedically used prescription drugs.

  Academic text (2009)

• "Instead of using street drugs, they are now using prescription drugs nonmedically," Creanga said.

  Blog text (18)

• Overall, college students do not improve their grades by using prescription stimulants nonmedically.

  Academic text (2008)

• Some research has shown that college students use prescription stimulants nonmedically to improve their concentration and focus while studying (Arria & Wish, 2005).

  Academic text (2008)

• Given that prescription drugs are used nonmedically by more college students than any other illicit drug besides marijuana, and that they are associated with polydrug use, campus health professionals and administrators should address the widespread availability and perceived safety that make them particularly enticing to college students.

  Academic text (2008)

• Adding the rows corresponding to "stimulants only" and "both," it can be seen that prescription stimulants were used nonmedically by 13.3% of all first-year students at least once in their lives, and by 10.8% in the past year.

  Academic text (2008)

• One study using a broader definition of prescription stimulants observed that 25% of college students had used prescription stimulants nonmedically within the past year (McCabe, Knight, Teter, & Wechsler, 2005).

  Academic text (2008)

• Many students use prescription drugs nonmedically to stay alert during exams.

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medically

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In a way that involves doctors or hospitals

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