Tobacco, alcohol, and drug consumption practices among medical and paramedical students in a government medical college of New Delhi, India

Taneja, Neha; Singh, Ansh Pal; Sachdeva, Sandeep; Dwivedi, Nidhi

doi:10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_70_19

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“…4 Further, a study done in Chitwan, Nepal reported that 63.64% of bachelor-level students had ever consumed alcohol13 while another study carried out in a government medical college of India reported that 47.5% of students had ever consumed alcohol and 29.6% of students had consumed alcohol within the past 30 days. 14 Prevalence of alcohol use from both of these studies is in line with ours suggesting that undergraduate students are more vulnerable to alcohol use than the general population.…”

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“…We reported that being male was associated with both lifetime and current use of alcohol and tobacco, which is consistent with previous research. 14,21 Further, students from the junior year of our study used tobacco more in the past 30 days and those from the senior year drank alcohol more in their lifetime which has also been reported in other studies. 7 The gateway hypothesis suggests that using alcohol, tobacco or cannabis in earlier life may lead to the subsequent use of more addictive illicit drugs later in adulthood.…”

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“…However, studies done among medical students in a government medical college in India and among undergraduates in Chitwan, Nepal reported lifetime use of tobacco as 40.2% and 43.94% respectively, which are higher than that seen in our study. 13,14 Possible causes for such discrepancies could be due to higher proportion of male participants in those studies and gender is a known risk factor for different substance use. Likewise, Kushwaha et al, 2019 conducted a study among medical and dental student at Dharan, Nepal between September to December and found prevalence of alcohol use in the past 30 days was 59.6% and tobacco was 28.2%, which were higher than our results.…”

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confidence: 91%

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Extent, pattern and risk factors of alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduate students in a university in Kathmandu: A cross-sectional study

Shah,

Mishra

et al. 2022

J Psychiatr Assoc Nepal

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Background: Alcohol and tobacco use disproportionately affect young people and can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. High-risk factors often begin during adolescence and there is a long interval between exposure and disease development. This study aims to examine the prevalence and patterns of alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduates and to identify the risk factors associated with their use. Methods and Materials: A structured self-administered web-based questionnaire using a cross-sectional design and stratified proportionate sampling was conducted. The questionnaire was based on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Stepwise approach to surveillance of risk factors. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: Proportion of male and female participants was nearly equal. One-tenth of the participants were current tobacco users with cigarettes being the most used tobacco product while more than one-fourth currently consumed alcohol. Males were associated with lifetime alcohol and tobacco use, as well as current tobacco use. Senior-year students had a significant association with lifetime alcohol use, while insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables was associated with current alcohol use. Additionally, non-medical campus and junior-year students were associated with current tobacco use. Conclusion: Alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduate students in a Kathmandu university show serious concern. Health professionals, faculty, stakeholders, and policymakers should take note of these findings and design interventions to promote the mental and physical health of young people and prevent addictive disorders.

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Extent, pattern and risk factors of alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduate students in a university in Kathmandu: A cross-sectional study

Shah,

Mishra

et al. 2022

J Psychiatr Assoc Nepal

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“…By the year 2020 this will be increased by 10 million, if the current tobacco use epidemic goes on and even more than two-thirds of these deaths are expected to happen in developing countries [3]. Substance abuse refers to the hazardous or harmful use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, illicit drugs, and tobacco [4]. Insubstance abuse, user consumes the substance in amount which are harmful to themselves or others.…”

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“…In India, the prevalence of current tobacco smoking among youth has been estimated to be 14.6% (19% in males and 8.3% in females). However, a national survey (2015-2016) in India revealed that 44.5% of adult men and 6.8% of women consume tobacco in some form and 29.2% and 1.2% consume alcohol, respectively [4].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study on Effects of Smoking, Alcohol and Substance Abuse on Human Health among Students

Abishek

Kannan

2021

JPRI

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Introduction: It is well documented that tobacco, alcohol and drug use can be detrimental to health. However, little is known about the impact of smoking, alcohol and substance abuse on human among students. The aim of this study was to study the effect of smoking, alcohol and substance abuse on human among students. Methods: The study was carried out on 51 students comprising of 26 M.B.B.S and 25 non-M.B.B.S students. The students were given a pretested questionnaire and asked to fill up the questions. The responses were collected and analyzed using appropriate statistical tools for parametric and non-parametric data with the help of SPSS for Windows version 22 software. Results: The knowledge of participants on Effects of smoking, alcohol and substance abuse was 73%. The participants had a positive attitude towards the complete ban of advertising of tobacco products and most of them (58%) had a positive attitude towards the complete ban of tobacco usage. 19.6% of participants consumed alcohol and 22.2% had at least once smoked a cigarette and 9.8% practiced substance abuse. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is a definitive and palpable practice of smoking, alcohol and substance abuse among students. To prevent such practices awareness must spread among the students.

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Substance use prevalence and associated factors among Indian college students: A narrative review

Kumar¹,

Antony²,

Ammapattian³

et al. 2023

Archives of Mental Health

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Substance use among college students is increasing in India. This may be linked to a few contextual factors associated with developmental changes. This narrative review used articles about substance use prevalence among college students in India published between 2010 and 2021. Keywords such as college students, undergraduate students, university, India, substance use, drug use, and drug addiction were used in PubMed, Google Scholar, and ProQuest databases. A total of 12 articles were included in the study. Overall, substance use prevalence among college students ranged from 17.15% to 60.26%. Substance use was higher among professional course students (medical: 17.15% to 60.26% and engineering: 26.87% to 47%.) than general degree (arts, commerce, and science) students (31.3% to 31.8%). Tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis were the most used substances. Engineering and medical students had greater accessibility and affordability to illicit substances than general degree students. Stress, peer pressure, curiosity, social celebration, health and academic benefits, family and personal problems, easy availability, and experimental use were associated with substance use. This study has generated insight into many factors associated with substance use among college students in India.

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Tobacco, alcohol, and drug consumption practices among medical and paramedical students in a government medical college of New Delhi, India

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Extent, pattern and risk factors of alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduate students in a university in Kathmandu: A cross-sectional study

Extent, pattern and risk factors of alcohol and tobacco use among undergraduate students in a university in Kathmandu: A cross-sectional study

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study on Effects of Smoking, Alcohol and Substance Abuse on Human Health among Students

Substance use prevalence and associated factors among Indian college students: A narrative review

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