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Publication Date: 2017-Sep
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Academic Doping: Institutional Policies Regarding Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in U.S. Higher Education
Aikins, Ross; Zhang, Xiaoxue; McCabe, Sean Esteban
Journal of Academic Ethics, v15 n3 p229-243 Sep 2017
Academic integrity policies at 200 institutions of higher education (IHE's) were examined for the presence of academic prohibitions against the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) or any other cognitive enhancing drug (CED). Researchers used online search tools to locate policy handbooks in a stratified random sample of IHE's drawn from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database, searching for NMUPS/CED use as violations of either academic integrity or alcohol and other drug (AOD) policies. Of 191 academic integrity policies found online, NMUPS/CED prohibitions were present in only one. However, NMUPS was addressed in all but two of the 200 IHE AOD policies, often with language referencing IHE adherence to federal or state law. NMUPS/CED prohibitions are predominantly absent in IHE academic integrity policies, raising questions about whether colleges and universities are concerned about the use of enhancement drugs as a form of cheating. Implications for fairness, health promotion, and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: School Policy, Drug Use, Integrity, Stimulants, Guides, Databases, Higher Education, Cheating, Ethics, Drinking, Laws, Health Promotion, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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