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  1. Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among university

    Substance use is an important public health concern in many countries across the globe. Among the general public, institutions of higher learning have developed a reputation for inducing new substance use among students. In addition to socio-demographic factors, substance use and abuse among university students often appear to be related to psychological stressors typically related to the ...

  2. Substance Use Among College Students

    Abstract. U.S. college campuses have witnessed a national increase of cannabis, stimulant, and illicit drug use among students over the past decade. Substance use among college students is associated with numerous negative outcomes including lower academic performance, a higher probability of unemployment after graduation, and an increased risk ...

  3. College Student Drug Use: Patterns, Concerns, Consequences, and

    Patterns of Use/Misuse, Consequences, Concerns, and Intervention Interests. Table 1 lists the frequency of drug use and medication misuse among all students who self-reported any lifetime use/misuse as well as the subsample (63%) who also reported use/misuse in the past month. As indicated, marijuana was the most prevalent illicit drug (89% in ...

  4. (PDF) Substance Use Among College Students

    Emerging adulthood has heightened risk for substance use. College students experience unique challenges, making them prone to use of alcohol, marijuana, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs ...

  5. Illicit drug use in university students in the UK and Ireland: a PRISMA

    A review of the grey literature found eleven relevant papers, all of which focussed on the prevalence of drug use among university students. One was a survey conducted by the UK National Union of Students and a national charity providing expertise on drugs and the law (Release) [ 11 ], and a second was commissioned by the UK Higher Education ...

  6. ASTU The Causes and Challenges of Students' Drug Abuse in Higher

    Thus, the objective of this comprehensive review of the literature was to assess and organize the literature on the causes, challenges of substance abuse among university students, develop ...

  7. Prevention and treatment of college student drug use: A review of the

    Approximately 36% of all college students report drug use in the past year. We review the literature on prevention and intervention of college student drug use. Brief counselor-delivered motivational interventions may be effective. The combination of individual and parent-based approaches may also be effective.

  8. Substance use in university students: a comprehensive examination of

    This article delves into the escalating challenge of mental health and substance abuse among university and college students. It underscores the mounting worry over mental health care crises within higher education. The stable persistence of alcohol and drug use over the last two decades is noted, attributing it to maladaptive coping mechanisms.

  9. Prevalence and correlates of substance use among undergraduates in a

    Results. The lifetime rate of psychoactive substance use was 84.5%. Alcohol had the highest rate of lifetime (82.5%) and 12-month (61.1%) use. There was a similar rate of lifetime use of psychoactive substances among males (86.1%) and females (83.4%). Age (p<0.05) and place of residence (p<0.05) were significantly associated with lifetime ...

  10. Impact of drug abuse on academic performance and physical ...

    Introduction Drug abuse, the driver of human self-destruction, is rapidly increasing among university students and is emerging as a global health concern. Students who abuse drugs are lagging in respect of academic performance, achievement, and other co-curricular activities. This study aims to investigate the differences in academic performance between drug abusers and non-abusers, and the ...

  11. "College fields of study and substance use"

    Substance use is an important public health concern in the United States. National surveys consistently show that substance use peaks during emerging adulthood [].Although college students may show less substance use than non-students in the same age range [], it remains true that smoking, heavy alcohol use, and illicit drug use are not uncommon [3,4,5] among college students and are ...

  12. The use of drugs and medical students: a literature review

    A total of 99 articles were found, of which 16 were selected for this review. Results: Alcohol and tobacco were the most frequently used licit drugs among medical students. The most consumed illicit drugs were marijuana, solvents, "lança-perfume" (ether spray), and anxiolytics. The male genre presented a tendency of consuming more significant ...

  13. The use of drugs and medical students: A literature review

    In addition, the 18-24 age group showed an even higher prevalence of use, of 22.0%. Marijuana is the most commonly used drug among university students [31]. Among all graduated US college students ...

  14. Substance use and abuse among college students: a review of ...

    Abstract. This article reviews the research literature since 1980 on alcohol and other (illicit) drug use among college and university students. The discussion begins with a summary of survey findings on the nature and extent of alcohol and drug use, including prevalence and patterns of use and associated problems.

  15. Substance Use and Abuse among College Students: A Review of Recent

    This article reviews the research literature since 1980 on alcohol and other (illicit) drug use among college and university students. The discussion begins with a summary of survey findings on the nature and extent of alcohol and drug use, including prevalence and patterns of use and associated problems.

  16. Prevalence of Substance Use in University Students, Ethiopia

    A high global burden of illicit drug use has been reported among university students by different epidemiological studies. 35 7% cannabis use, 14% life-time use, increased alcohol consumption from 21.6 in 2001 to 23.5% and 23.7% in 2004 and 2006, and 8% current use among university students were identified by epidemiological studies conducted ...

  17. PDF Effects of Drug and Substance Abuse on Academic Performance Among

    Drug and substance abuse have far reaching ramifications, for instance, according. to the survey by NACADA (2012) with a sample of 632 children, it was found out. that 6% have ever engaged in sex while on drugs ( 7.3% for boys and 4.4% for girls).The median age at sexual debut being estimated at 11 years.

  18. (PDF) Substance Abuse: A Literature Review of the ...

    Substance or Drug abuse is a serious public health problem affecting usually adolescents and young adults. It affects both males and females and it is. the major source of crimes in youth and ...

  19. PDF INFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ...

    aimed to establish the prevalence and factors associated with drug use among university and college students in a rural area. The target population was 18,099 respondents consisting of 9college administrators and 18,090 students in Uasin Gishu County. The sample size was 400 respondents, made up of 9 college administrators and 391 students.

  20. PDF Causes of Drug Abuse Among University Students in Pakistan: Variation

    Drug Abuse among Students by their Gender Various literatures show that there is a great difference among girls and boys about the drug abuse, female students use less drugs as compared to males (Lemelin, Lussier, Sabourin, Brassard and Naud, 2014; Webster, Chaiton and Kirst, 2014; Becker, Perry &Westenbroek 2012).

  21. Drug and substance abuse among university students

    Qualitative data was analyzed using common theming method. Results: The study established three factors which influence drug and substance abuse among university students. The factors in order of ...

  22. Students' perspectives on drugs and alcohol abuse at a public

    Student's perspectives on drugs and alcohol abuse were documented using a mixed method design that employed purposive and snowball sampling to select 200 respondents to questionnaires and 10 to ...

  23. UPSURGE OF DRUG USE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN KENYA ...

    blatant abuse of drugs among students in universities. A rapid situation analysis carried out by NACADA (2012) in all t he pro vinces o f. Kenya established that 27% of young peo ple including ...