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Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Prescription Stimulants on TikTok
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Benjamin Johnson; Tianze Sun; Leo Wu; Stella Seal; Daniel Stjepanovic; Gary Chan; Janni Leung – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: TikTok has become a significant influence on public health perceptions, especially regarding ADHD. With its expansive reach among younger demographics, TikTok content has the potential to shape public understanding and behaviors related to ADHD treatment. This study analyzed how prescription stimulants are depicted on TikTok to assess…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants
Caffeine Reinforces Flavor Preference and Behavior in Moderate Users but Not in Low Caffeine Users
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Dack, Charlotte; Reed, Phil – Learning and Motivation, 2009
The study examined the role of caffeine consumption in caffeine reinforcement. Previous findings have shown that caffeine reinforced flavor preference in moderate caffeine consumers who are caffeine deprived. However, most of these studies have employed rating procedures only, and have not shown the effectiveness of caffeine to reinforce behaviors…
Descriptors: Color, Negative Reinforcement, Sensory Experience, Stimulants
Atomoxetine versus Stimulants in the Community Treatment of Children with ADHD: An Electronic Diary Study
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara; Ishikawa, Sharon S.; Emmerson, Natasha A.; Swindle, Ralph; Johnston, Joseph A. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To compare the morning and afternoon/evening functioning of children with ADHD treated in the community with either atomoxetine or long-acting stimulants and reported to be doing well. Method: 109 8- to 12-year-olds and their mothers participated in one of three groups: stimulants (STIM, N = 26), atomoxetine (ATMX, N = 25), or…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Mothers, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Drug Use Patterns of Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders.
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Devlin, Sandy D.; Elliott, Raymond N., Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
Comparison of drug use patterns of 43 secondary school students with behavioral disorders and 43 students without behavioral disorders indicated that 51 percent of students with behavior disorders evidenced high drug use patterns in comparison to 14 percent of the nonhandicapped group. Low drug use was reported by only 28 percent of students with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
Drug Use at a Small Technological University in Tennessee.
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Hogan, H. Wayne – Journal of Drug Education, 1980
The use/nonuse character of illicit drugs was essentially the same among students in a rural southern setting as had been previously demonstrated for more urbanized regions. Results suggest that the students responses were more of a male v female than user v nonuser phenomenon. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drug Use, Higher Education
An Electronic Diary Study of Contextual Triggers and ADHD: Get Ready, Get Set, Get Mad
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara; Ishikawa, Sharon S.; Jamner, Larry D.; Floro, Joshua N.; Johnston, Joseph A.; Swindle, Ralph – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: This study was designed to examine context effects or provocation ecologies in the daily lives of children with ADHD. Method: Across 7 days, mothers and children (27 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] taking stimulant medication; 25 children without ADHD; ages 7-12 years) provided electronic diary reports…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Context Effect, Children, Drug Therapy
Who Is Using What in the Public Schools: The Interrelationships among Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use by Adolescents in New Brunswick Classrooms.
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Grobe, Cary; Campbell, Elaine – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1990
Attempted to discover patterns of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use among public school children in New Brunswick using Provincial School Drug Survey (PSDS), an existing large-scale assessment. Recoded variables in PSDS dataset to derive profiles of typical tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol users. Found increase in predictive accuracy of regression…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cocaine