Psychoactive Substance Use among Medical/Health Faculty Undergraduate Students

Whitehorne-Smith, Patrice; Mitchell, Carole; Abel, WD; Harrison, Joy

doi:10.7727/wimjopen.2014.268

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“…There are similarities between the responses of young people in this study and those described by UNODC (2018). Adekeye, et al (2015), Whitehorne-Smith, et al (2015) and Brandao et al, asserted that cannabis, alcohol, cigarette, cough syrup and coffee drinking were major substance use in the society, tertiary institutions be it polytechnics, private and public universities. In fact, Brandao et al, (2011) discovered that some of the undergraduates started consuming alcohol from home before their admission into the university.…”

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ariyo

Olurin²,

Louis³

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This study investigated the functional and interactive perspectives of substance use among young people in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 respondents in the four (4) faculties of the institution. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed three domains (changing mood, social purposes, and sexual effects) of functional structure as the major reasons for substance use. The interactive perspective revealed that interpersonal influences ranked highest characterised by peer pressure (54.3%). Intrapersonal influences of substance use were to gain courage and to relieve stress. The study recommended the need for education on the use of illicit substance, and intervention strategies to reduce the usage as well as consequences as this could negatively impact the health of young people and increase the likelihood of anti-social behaviours in families and school-dropouts. Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 28 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Olurin²,

Louis³

et al. 2023

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“…Relief from psychological stress, easy availability, emotional immaturity, student abuse, family history of alcoholism & smoking especially by parents are the commonest risk factors associated with increased incidence of substance abuse in medical undergraduates, which ~ 140 ~ needs additional exploration as physical & psychological grooming of a medical undergraduate can be impaired or completely inhibited by abusing psychoactive substances [4] . Health professionals including medical students are said to be at higher risk of substance abuse because of relatively easy access to psychoactive substances, high levels of work related stress, frequent contact with illness and death, relative isolation of medical school and disrupted sleep and social life [5] . Substance use pattern is of interest due to potential impact of drug related functional impairments on medical students i.e.…”

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A study to identify knowledge, attitude and perception among final year medical students regarding using psychoactive drugs

Mudium¹,

Arshad²,

Fayazuddin³

et al. 2020

Pharma Innovation

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health

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2015

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Objective: This study investigated if there was a significant relationship between physical abuse during childhood and experiencing psychological distress and substance abuse among university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized a questionnaire to collect retrospective data from 382 university students (103 males and 279 females) about their substance use patterns, level of psychological distress and their exposure to physical abuse. The data were then analysed using bivariate statistics. Results: Most (61.8%) participants met the criteria for being physically abused, however, only 27.2% recognized the experience as abuse. Another 38.9% of the students reported moderate to severe psychological distress. There was a significant relationship between being physically abused and experiencing higher levels of psychological distress (p < 0.001). Cannabis was the most frequently utilized illicit drug (10.3%) while alcohol was the most frequently utilized licit drug (37.4%). Drug abuse was found to be significantly associated with being physically abused during childhood (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Even though the results obtained are not generalizable, this study has provided important preliminary information, that experiencing physical abuse increases the likelihood of having higher levels of psychological distress and becoming a substance abuser during adulthood; thereby identifying an overlooked area to target anti-drug use interventions.

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Psychoactive Substance Use among Medical/Health Faculty Undergraduate Students

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

A study to identify knowledge, attitude and perception among final year medical students regarding using psychoactive drugs

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

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