Drink and drugs: From medical students to doctors

Dorothy Newbury-Birch; David Walshaw; Farhad Kamali

doi:10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00128-4

Drink and drugs: From medical students to doctors

Dorothy Newbury-Birch, David Walshaw, Farhad Kamali

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Drinking and illicit drug use were assessed longitudinally in a cohort of medical students who were surveyed in the second and fifth year of their undergraduate studies and after 1 year as PRHOs. Mean alcohol consumption had increased significantly (P<0.015) over the three time points; 15.2-16.0-18.8 units/week. Experimentation with illicit drugs had increased from 50 to 63 to 65%. Although education on alcohol and illicit drugs should be part of core curriculum in medical schools, support and intervention in the workplace is also needed for individuals with alcohol and/or drug problems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	265-270
Number of pages	6
Journal	Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume	64
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00128-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2001

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