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Curiosity, and Risk: Chinese Adolescents’ Social Media Engagement with Prescription Drug Abuse Content

Pan, Xue; Hansen, Preben; Wang, Dan

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132998

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Title
Curiosity, and Risk: Chinese Adolescents’ Social Media Engagement with Prescription Drug Abuse Content
Author(s)
  • Pan, Xue
  • Hansen, Preben
  • Wang, Dan
Issue Date
2026-03-12
Keyword(s)
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Chinese adolescents and young adults
  • Social media
  • Health information behavior
Abstract
This study examines how Chinese adolescents and young adults engage with prescription drug abuse–related content on social media. Preliminary findings show that adolescents and young adults seek and share information about prescription drugs experience, prescription medication and overdose dosage. Social media content, especially shared by peers, is easily trusted. Information on social media appears to reinforce risky attitudes and behaviors related to prescription drug abuse among this population. These findings can benefit the development of prevention strategies and contribute to understanding their prescription drug abuse and their health information behavior on social media.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2026 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
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Copyright 2026 is held by Xue Pan, Preben Hansen, and Dan Wang. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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