Drugs on a medical campus II. Drug use among faculty members

Singh, Gurmeet; Jindal, K.C.

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“…All studies were cross-sectional [ 8 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 ], except for two cohorts [ 70 , 71 ]. All the 52 studies included described cannabis-use prevalence among physicians or medical students.…”

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“…All the 52 studies included described cannabis-use prevalence among physicians or medical students. The main objective was to assess the prevalence of multiple-substance use in physicians in most studies [ 8 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 52 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 69 , 70 , 71 ]. Six studies assessed health status and psychological wellbeing of physicians [ 19 , 30 , 37 , 40 , 51 , 6...…”

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“…Medical doctors were recruited randomly using the quota method and stratification, using a national or state physician database before mailing or a phone call [ 27 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 47 , 48 , 58 ], from lists of diplomas delivered from faculties [ 29 , 38 , 39 , 45 , 70 ], by mailing all physicians from a country/state using an inter-university or national database [ 31 , 34 ], and at a meeting in a medical school [ 46 ]. Students and residents were recruited in medical schools—either monocentric [ 8 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 40 , 42 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 69 , 70 , 71 ] or multicentric [ 24 , 30 , 32 , 36 , 41 , 44 , …”

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“…Sample size ranged from 46 [ 25 ] to 5426 [ 33 , 48 ]. In total, 42,297 physicians or medical students were included in this meta-analysis: 20,267 medical doctors (15 studies) [ 27 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 58 , 70 ], 20,063 medical students (37 studies) [ 8 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 30 , 32 , 36 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ...…”

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“…Most studies used a self-administered questionnaire (postal or email, after a brief explanation of the study goal) (35 studies) [ 8 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 58 , 59 , 63 , 67 , 69 ]. Other studies collected data from an interview or class interview [ 23 , 28 , 51 , 52 , 56 , 57 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 64 , 66 , 68 , 71 ], from an interview and by post [ 70 ], and from a phone call [ 27 ].…”

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Cannabis Use in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background: Cannabis use by physicians can be detrimental for them and their patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of cannabis use by medical doctors (MDs)/students. Method: PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, PsycInfo and ScienceDirect were searched for studies reporting cannabis use in MDs/students. For each frequency of use (lifetime/past year/past month/daily), we stratified a random effect meta-analysis depending on specialties, education level, continents, and periods of time, which were further compared using meta-regressions. Results: We included 54 studies with a total of 42,936 MDs/students: 20,267 MDs, 20,063 medical students, and 1976 residents. Overall, 37% had used cannabis at least once over their lifetime, 14% over the past year, 8% over the past month and 1.1 per thousand (‰) had a daily use. Medical students had a greater cannabis use than MDs over their lifetime (38% vs. 35%, p < 0.001), the past year (24% vs. 5%, p < 0.001), and the past month (10% vs. 2%, p < 0.05), without significance for daily use (0.5% vs. 0.05%, NS). Insufficient data precluded comparisons among medical specialties. MDs/students from Asian countries seemed to have the lowest cannabis use: 16% over their lifetime, 10% in the past year, 1% in the past month, and 0.4% daily. Regarding periods of time, cannabis use seems to follow a U-shape, with a high use before 1990, followed by a decrease between 1990 and 2005, and a rebound after 2005. Younger and male MDs/students had the highest cannabis use. Conclusions: If more than a third of MDs tried cannabis at least once in their lifetime, this means its daily use is low but not uncommon (1.1‰). Medical students are the biggest cannabis users. Despite being common worldwide, cannabis use is predominant in the West, with a rebound since 2005 making salient those public health interventions during the early stage of medical studies.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drugs on a medical campus. III. Drug use among nursing and paramedical personnel

Singh

Jindal

1981

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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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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Drugs on a medical campus II. Drug use among faculty members

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Cannabis Use in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cannabis Use in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Drugs on a medical campus. III. Drug use among nursing and paramedical personnel

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

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