TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors influencing alcohol and illicit drug use amongst medical students
AU - Newbury-Birch, Dorothy
AU - White, Martin
AU - Kamali, Farhad
PY - 2000/5/1
Y1 - 2000/5/1
N2 - Alcohol, illicit drug use, and other lifestyle variables, as well as stress, anxiety and personality were evaluated in 194 first year medical students. 45% of the students reported drinking above the recommended UK limits for alcohol consumption. The age at which the first full drink of alcohol was taken was predictive of the current level of alcohol use. Cannabis was the most frequently used illicit drug (45%). There were significant positive associations between alcohol consumption and experiences such as missing study, becoming more sexually involved and getting into a physical fight or argument. There were also significant positive associations between the personality characteristic of psychoticism and alcohol and illicit drug consumption. The effectiveness of current health education on alcohol and illicit drugs is questioned. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
AB - Alcohol, illicit drug use, and other lifestyle variables, as well as stress, anxiety and personality were evaluated in 194 first year medical students. 45% of the students reported drinking above the recommended UK limits for alcohol consumption. The age at which the first full drink of alcohol was taken was predictive of the current level of alcohol use. Cannabis was the most frequently used illicit drug (45%). There were significant positive associations between alcohol consumption and experiences such as missing study, becoming more sexually involved and getting into a physical fight or argument. There were also significant positive associations between the personality characteristic of psychoticism and alcohol and illicit drug consumption. The effectiveness of current health education on alcohol and illicit drugs is questioned. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00108-8
DO - 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00108-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 10891625
AN - SCOPUS:0034192985
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 59
SP - 125
EP - 130
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
IS - 2
ER -