Evolutional pattern of drug use by medical students

被引:19
作者
Da Silveira, Dartiu Xavier [1 ]
Rosa-Oliveira, Leonardo [1 ]
Di Pietro, Monica [1 ]
Niel, Marcelo [1 ]
Doering-Silveira, Evelyn [1 ]
Jorge, Miguel Roberto [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychiat, Addict Unit PROAD, Sao Paulo, Brazil
关键词
medical students; drugs; gender; pattern of use;
D O I
10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.10.005
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Recent use of psychoactive substances among 456 medical students throughout the six grades was surveyed by way of a self-report questionnaire using World Health Organisation criteria. Among male medical students, the most frequently used substances were alcohol (80.5%), cannabis (25.3%), solvents (25.2%), and tobacco (25.2%), whereas among female students the most frequently used drugs were alcohol (72.6%), tobacco (14.6%), solvents (10.5%), and tranquillizers (7.5%). Switch from illegal to legal drugs were observed only among female medical students. Male students tend to alternate cannabis and solvents throughout college years. Interventions aiming to influence patterns of drug consumption among medical students must consider both gender differences and evolutional patterns of substance use throughout medical course. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:490 / 495
页数:6
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