Marijuana Use by Nurses and Nursing Students

Drinking and drug use by college students: Comparing criminal justice majors and non-majors

“…Lower rates of binge drinking were found for health profession students than for students in other majors (Kriegler & Baldwin, 1994). Lipp et al (1971) found that nursing students engaged in marijuana use and were seemingly undeterred by the legal and professional consequences of such use. A significant portion of medical students (33 percent) was also found to engage in illicit drug use (Pickard et al, 2000).…”

“…Finally, research has been conducted into drinking and/or drug use by certain areas of academic study, for example, students in the health care fields (Kriegler & Baldwin, 1994), nursing (Lipp, Benson, & Allen, 1971), dental students versus law students (Barber & Fairclough, 2006), and medical students (Pickard, Bates, Dorian, Greig, & Saint, 2000). Some differences between major areas of studies have been found.…”