School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2011 Sep;180(3):687-90. doi: 10.1007/s11845-011-0698-0. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
Prescription medicine borrowing and sharing has received not much attention in the research literature, despite serious potential health risks. Although this behaviour is prevalent across all ages, it appears to be particularly high amongst young adults.
To determine the prevalence and the characteristics of sharing and borrowing medicines amongst students in an Irish University.
Web survey of University College Cork 18-25-year-old undergraduates.
A total of 343 completed the questionnaire. A quarter (26%) reported borrowing, 20% reported sharing and 12% reported both sharing and borrowing prescription drugs, primarily to avoid the cost (37%), the inconvenience of going to a doctor (22%) and not feeling sick enough to see a medical professional (14%). Participants borrowed medicines from family (51.2%) and friends (18.2%). Those who borrowed or shared prescription drugs believed they were at a lesser risk of side effects from taking other people's medicines (p < 0.0005, χ(2) test).
Sharing and borrowing prescription drugs appear to be a common practice amongst Irish college students, who may underestimate the risks associated with taking these medicines.
尽管存在严重的潜在健康风险，但处方药的借用和共享在研究文献中并未得到太多关注。尽管这种行为在所有年龄段都很普遍，但在年轻成年人中似乎尤为高发。
在爱尔兰一所大学的学生中，确定共享和借用药品的流行程度和特征。
对科克大学学院 18-25 岁的本科生进行网络调查。
共有 343 人完成了问卷。四分之一（26%）的人报告有过借用药品的经历，20%的人报告有过共享药品的经历，12%的人报告同时有过共享和借用处方药品的经历，主要是为了避免（37%）费用、（22%）就医的不便和（14%）感觉不够生病去看医生。参与者从家人（51.2%）和朋友（18.2%）那里借用药品。那些借用或共享处方药的人认为他们服用他人药品的副作用风险较小（p < 0.0005，卡方检验）。
在爱尔兰大学生中，共享和借用处方药似乎是一种常见做法，他们可能低估了服用这些药物带来的风险。
