Substances · Question 75 of 100

What “Taken prescription drugs non-medically?” means

Item 75 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Taken prescription drugs non-medically?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 75 asks whether you have taken prescription drugs non-medically — someone else's medication, or your own outside the purpose or dose it was prescribed for. It closes the drug run and is the only item in it about substances that are legal in the right context.

Where people disagree about what counts

The boundary between misuse and ordinary use is where takers differ. Taking a friend's painkiller for a genuine headache is read as misuse by some and as harmless by others. Taking a stimulant to study is the case most often argued about, and under the plain wording it qualifies.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 75 fits with the items around it

Item 75 is the last item in the drug run at 71 to 75. Immediately after it the checklist switches to alcohol for nine consecutive items, which is the longest uninterrupted single-subject stretch in the whole second half.

Item 74, before this one Used methamphetamines? Item 76, after this one Drank alcohol?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 75 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 75

Does taking a friend's painkiller count?

Under the plain wording, yes — it is a prescription drug taken outside a prescription. Takers who read the item as being about recreational use may leave it unchecked.

Does using a stimulant to study count?

Yes, if it was not prescribed to you or was taken outside its prescribed purpose. It is the case most often discussed for this item.

Does my own prescription count?

Only if taken non-medically — outside the purpose or the dose it was prescribed for. Taking your own medication as directed does not satisfy the item.

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