ArticleSubstance abuse : research and treatment2018
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Medical Students and the Relationship With Illicit Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use.
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- [Addictive disorders in physicians].Der Nervenarzt · 2020Article
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- Self-prescription with psychotropic medications by healthcare professionals working at mental health institutions in Saudi Arabia.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
- Stigma About Mental Health in Slovenian First-Year Medical Students.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
Nonmedical use of prescription medications is a growing health problem including not only the opioid painkiller overdose epidemic but also benzodiazepine and stimulants misuse. Medical students express considerable high percentages of prescription drug misuse but also of illicit drug use, with cannabis being the frequently used illicit drug. We report the final results of a cross-sectional study among medical students that examined prevalence and motivation for use and suggest that medical students display similar patterns of misuse, for both licit and illicit drugs, to other students. Furthermore, a correlation was found between illicit drugs use with tranquilizers misuse and between smoking and alcohol misuse with opioids, sleeping drugs, and stimulants use. Considering that substance use during medical school affects students' personal and professional lives and has potential consequences for their patients, further studies are needed to elucidate the prevalence but also the motivation for that use.
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