Underwood B, Fox K
Red Lea Dental Practice, Easingwold North Yorkshire.
Br Dent J. 2000 Sep 23;189(6):314-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800756.
This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use.
Anonymous self-report questionnaire.
A UK dental school in May 1998.
1st-5th year dental undergraduates (n = 264) were questioned on their use of alcohol and tobacco, cannabis and other illicit drugs whilst at dental school, and before entry.
Eighty two per cent of male and 90% of female undergraduates reported drinking alcohol. Of those drinking, 63% of males and 42% of females drank in excess of sensible weekly limits (14 units for females, 21 units for males), with 56% of males and 58.5% of females 'binge drinking'. Regular tobacco smoking (10 or more cigarettes a day) was found to have a statistically significant association with year of study, 4th-5th year undergraduates being eight times more likely to regularly smoke than their junior colleagues. Fifty five per cent of undergraduates reported cannabis use at least once or twice since starting dental school, with 8% of males and 6% of females reporting current regular use at least once a week.
Dental undergraduates are drinking above sensible weekly limits of alcohol, binge drinking and indulging in illicit drug use. Dental Schools should designate a teacher responsible for education of undergraduates regarding alcohol and substance abuse.
本研究旨在调查酒精和药物使用的流行情况。
匿名自我报告问卷。
1998年5月的一所英国牙科学院。
对一至五年级的牙科本科生（n = 264）进行询问，了解他们在牙科学习期间及入学前使用酒精、烟草、大麻和其他非法药物的情况。
82%的男性和90%的女性本科生报告饮酒。在饮酒者中，63%的男性和42%的女性饮酒量超过合理的每周限量（女性为14单位，男性为21单位），56%的男性和58.5%的女性“狂饮”。发现经常吸烟（每天10支或更多香烟）与学习年份有统计学上的显著关联，四至五年级本科生经常吸烟的可能性是低年级同学的八倍。55%的本科生报告自开始牙科学习以来至少使用过一两次大麻，8%的男性和6%的女性报告目前每周至少有一次经常使用大麻。
牙科本科生饮酒量超过合理的每周限量，存在狂饮现象且沉溺于非法药物使用。牙科学院应指定一名教师负责对本科生进行关于酒精和药物滥用的教育。
