Alcohol and drug use in UK university students

Webb, Elspeth; Ashton, C. H.; Kelly, Peter; Kamali, Farhad

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(96)03410-1

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“…dIscussIon Alcohol, tobacco, and psychotropic drug use is a worldwide health problem, which has prompted a wealth of studies on the issue. University students 19,20 , including medical students, are affected by substance use [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]21 . In researching the issue, one must take particular care to avoid generalizing data analyzed from a preconceived standpoint, particularly in light of cultural, political, and social stances towards psychotropic substance use [22][23][24] .…”

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Prevalência do consumo de álcool, tabaco e entorpecentes por estudantes de medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Petroianu¹,

Reis²,

Cunha³

et al. 2010

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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objectIve. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and psychotropic drug consumption by students of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) School of Medicine, Brazil, and to ascertain aspects related to substance use in this population. Methods. This study was carried out with students of all years of the UFMG Medicine course, who were invited to participate anonymously by answering a self-administered questionnaire that has previously been validated and adapted to the Brazilian reality. The instrument was based on World Health Organization methods for development of student drug use surveys and included 25 questions on substance use. The Student t test and chi-square testing were performed for comparison of means and proportions. results. Alcohol and tobacco were the most commonly used substances, consumed by 85.2% and 16.3% of students respectively. Among the psychotropic drugs, use of cannabis was reported by 16.5% of students, LSD by 6.9%, sedatives by 12%, amphetamines by 7.5% and inhalant substances by 16.8%. Use of cocaine, crack, opiates, anticholinergics and anabolic steroids was rarely mentioned. conclusIon. Alcohol was the most widely used substance, and its consumption was associated with other drug addictions. Drugs were used most frequently by single, male students who live alone and need not work to support themselves.

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Prevalência do consumo de álcool, tabaco e entorpecentes por estudantes de medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Petroianu¹,

Reis²,

Cunha³

et al. 2010

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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“…This group of students has previously been reported to use alcohol and drugs less than other groups. 1,12 There was discovered to be a significant difference in the average ages of the two groups. This was predicted as the dental course lasts two years longer than the law course.…”

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“…These results were generally comparable to, or less than previous studies. 1,2,6,7 Four per cent of dental students admitted to being current users of ecstasy, compared to only 1.6% of law students. The consequences of being caught using illegal drugs are extremely serious, both legally, with the potential for imprisonment, and professionally, with the potential for being struck off, or refused admission to the dental register.…”

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A comparison of alcohol and drug use among dental undergraduates and a group of non-medical, professional undergraduates

Barber¹,

Fairclough²

2006

Br Dent J

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“…Os próprios estudantes, neste e em outros estudos, acreditam que o estresse do curso médico é um fator importante para o uso de drogas, em particular o estresse relacionado à competitividade, à carga horária intensa de trabalho, à passagem abrupta das atividades teóricas para a prática e ao exame de residência médica (Mesquita et al, 1995). Os residentes apontam ainda dois outros fatores de estresse, que são o medo de cometer erro médico e a falta de tempo para dedicar-se à família e aos amigos (Martins, 1994 Ashton et al, 1995;Webb et al, 1996).…”

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Uso de substâncias psicoativas entre estudantes de Medicina de Salvador (BA)

Lemos¹,

Neves²,

Kuwano³

et al. 2007

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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ResumoContexto: Estudos indicam que estudantes de Medicina, apesar do seu dedutível conhecimento sobre os efeitos das substâncias psicoativas, consomem-nas em proporção semelhante à dos jovens de mesma idade na população geral. Objetivo: Analisar o padrão local do consumo dessas substâncias entre graduandos de Medicina e contribuir na formulação de atividades preventivas. Métodos: Aplicação de questionário semi-estruturado no qual foi avaliada a freqüência de uso das substâncias psicoativas entre os estudantes, assim como as principais razões apontadas para o consumo. Foram analisados 404 questionários obtidos entre alunos dos seis anos de curso das duas maiores escolas médicas de Salvador. Resultados: As drogas mais utilizadas no critério uso na vida foram álcool (92,8%) e lança-perfume (46,2%). O uso de álcool apresentou-se constante nos seis anos de curso. Entretanto, o uso de tabaco, lança-perfume e tranqüilizantes aumentou significativamente para os alunos dos últimos anos (p < 0,05). Há um maior consumo de drogas pelo gênero masculino. Diversão foi apontada como razão mais importante para o uso dessas substâncias (58,7% das respostas válidas). Conclusão: O consumo de substâncias psicoativas entre estudantes de Medicina de Salvador é considerado alto, em concordância com o que se constatou em outros trabalhos científicos.Lemos, K.M. et al. / Rev. Psiq. Clín. 34 (3); 118-124, 2007 Palavras-chave: Estudantes de Medicina, substâncias psicoativas, drogas. AbstractBackground: Studies have shown that medical students consume psychoactive substances at the same rates as the same age youth on general population, despite their predictable knowledge about drugs effects. Objective: To analyze the local pattern of psychoactive substances use among medical students and contribute for the formulation of preventive activities. Methods: The frequency of psychoactive substances use was evaluated by a self-administered anonymous questionnaire that also asked the main reasons for that use. Four hundred and four students in the first to sixth year from the two biggest medical schools in Salvador answered the questionnaire. Results: The lifetime use was bigger for alcohol (92.8%) and inhalant (46.2%). Alcohol use was constant for the students from first to sixth year of course, but it was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). However, tobacco, inhalants and tranquilizers use had a significant increase at the last two years of course students (p < 0.05). It was verified a bigger drugs use by the male gender. "Fun" was shown as the first main reason for psychoactive substances (58.7% of the valid answers). Conclusion: Psychoactive substances consume rates by medical students from Salvador are as high as the ones shown on other scientific researches about this subject.

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Alcohol and drug use in UK university students

Cited by 399 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalência do consumo de álcool, tabaco e entorpecentes por estudantes de medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Prevalência do consumo de álcool, tabaco e entorpecentes por estudantes de medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

A comparison of alcohol and drug use among dental undergraduates and a group of non-medical, professional undergraduates

Uso de substâncias psicoativas entre estudantes de Medicina de Salvador (BA)

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