Reflections on Addiction in Students Using Stimulants for Neuroenhancement: A Preliminary Interview Study

Table 2

Diagnoses of misuse and dependence among all interviewed student participants with the use of a structured clinical interview (SCID-I).

Diagnoses of substance misuse and dependence (total number of users: = 20)	Lifetime (past) diagnoses		Current diagnoses
Alcohol misuse	= 9	45%	= 7	35%
Alcohol dependence	= 3	15%	= 2	10%
Cannabis misuse	= 5	25%	= 1	5%
Cannabis dependence	= 4	20%	= 1	5%
Amphetamine misuse	= 2	10%	= 1	5%
Amphetamine dependence	= 2	10%	= 0	0%

Originally 20 student participants had been surveyed by interview questionnaires [21]. 18 were tape-recorded and verbatim-transcribed for further analysis with a qualitative approach based on inductive category development [23]. Table 2 contains all diagnoses regarding substance misuse and dependence; there were no diagnoses of misuse or dependence of further substances.