Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Braz J Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;31(3):227-39. doi: 10.1590/s1516-44462009000300008.
To analyze alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among medical students.
Over a five-year period (1996-2001), we evaluated 457 students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine, located in São Paulo, Brazil. The students participated by filling out an anonymous questionnaire on drug use (lifetime, previous 12 months and previous 30 days). The influence that gender and academic year have on drug use was also analyzed.
During the study period, there was an increase in the use of illicit drugs, especially inhalants and amphetamines, among the medical students evaluated. Drug use (except that of marijuana and inhalants) was comparable between the genders, and academic year was an important influencing factor.
Increased inhalant use was observed among the medical students, especially among males and students in the early undergraduate years. This is suggestive of a specific behavioral pattern among medical students. Our findings corroborate those of previous studies.
Inhalant use is on the rise among medical students at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine. Because of the negative health effects of illicit drug use, further studies are needed in order to deepen the understanding of this phenomenon and to facilitate the development of preventive measures.
分析医学生的酒精、烟草和其他药物使用情况。
在五年期间（1996-2001 年），我们评估了位于巴西圣保罗的圣保罗大学医学院的 457 名学生。学生通过填写关于药物使用（终身、前 12 个月和前 30 天）的匿名问卷参与研究。还分析了性别和学年对药物使用的影响。
在研究期间，接受评估的医学生中非法药物的使用，尤其是吸入剂和安非他命，有所增加。药物使用（除大麻和吸入剂外）在性别之间没有差异，学年是一个重要的影响因素。
医学生，尤其是男性和本科低年级学生，吸入剂的使用有所增加。这表明医学生存在特定的行为模式。我们的研究结果与之前的研究结果一致。
圣保罗大学医学院的医学生中，吸入剂的使用呈上升趋势。由于非法药物使用对健康的负面影响，需要进一步研究以加深对这一现象的理解，并促进预防措施的制定。
