Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Lucio Garcia de
Data de Publicação: 2009
Outros Autores: Barroso,Lucia Pereira, Wagner,Gabriela Arantes, Ponce,Julio de Carvalho, Malbergier,André, Stempliuk,Vladimir de Andrade, Andrade,Arthur Guerra de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To analyze alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among medical students. METHOD: Over a five-year period (1996-2001), we evaluated 457 students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine, located in São Paulo, Brazil. The students participated by filling out an anonymous questionnaire on drug use (lifetime, previous 12 months and previous 30 days). The influence that gender and academic year have on drug use was also analyzed. RESULTS: During the study period, there was an increase in the use of illicit drugs, especially inhalants and amphetamines, among the medical students evaluated. Drug use (except that of marijuana and inhalants) was comparable between the genders, and academic year was an important influencing factor. DISCUSSION: Increased inhalant use was observed among the medical students, especially among males and students in the early undergraduate years. This is suggestive of a specific behavioral pattern among medical students. Our findings corroborate those of previous studies. CONCLUSION: Inhalant use is on the rise among medical students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine. Because of the negative health effects of illicit drug use, further studies are needed in order to deepen the understanding of this phenomenon and to facilitate the development of preventive measures.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
title Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
spellingShingle Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
Oliveira,Lucio Garcia de
Students
medical
Street drugs
Sex distribution
Epidemiology
Administration
inhalation
title_short Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
title_full Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
title_fullStr Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
title_full_unstemmed Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
title_sort Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year
author Oliveira,Lucio Garcia de
author_facet Oliveira,Lucio Garcia de
Barroso,Lucia Pereira
Wagner,Gabriela Arantes
Ponce,Julio de Carvalho
Malbergier,André
Stempliuk,Vladimir de Andrade
Andrade,Arthur Guerra de
author_role author
author2 Barroso,Lucia Pereira
Wagner,Gabriela Arantes
Ponce,Julio de Carvalho
Malbergier,André
Stempliuk,Vladimir de Andrade
Andrade,Arthur Guerra de
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira,Lucio Garcia de
Barroso,Lucia Pereira
Wagner,Gabriela Arantes
Ponce,Julio de Carvalho
Malbergier,André
Stempliuk,Vladimir de Andrade
Andrade,Arthur Guerra de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Students
medical
Street drugs
Sex distribution
Epidemiology
Administration
inhalation
topic Students
medical
Street drugs
Sex distribution
Epidemiology
Administration
inhalation
description OBJECTIVE: To analyze alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among medical students. METHOD: Over a five-year period (1996-2001), we evaluated 457 students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine, located in São Paulo, Brazil. The students participated by filling out an anonymous questionnaire on drug use (lifetime, previous 12 months and previous 30 days). The influence that gender and academic year have on drug use was also analyzed. RESULTS: During the study period, there was an increase in the use of illicit drugs, especially inhalants and amphetamines, among the medical students evaluated. Drug use (except that of marijuana and inhalants) was comparable between the genders, and academic year was an important influencing factor. DISCUSSION: Increased inhalant use was observed among the medical students, especially among males and students in the early undergraduate years. This is suggestive of a specific behavioral pattern among medical students. Our findings corroborate those of previous studies. CONCLUSION: Inhalant use is on the rise among medical students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine. Because of the negative health effects of illicit drug use, further studies are needed in order to deepen the understanding of this phenomenon and to facilitate the development of preventive measures.
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