Ihezue U H
J Natl Med Assoc. 1988 Feb;80(2):191-5.
In a survey of Nigerian undergraduate medical students, alcohol and drug users were classified as frequent users, casual users, and nonusers. Place of residence during session and family structure recorded no significant contribution to the development of substance abuse. Male sex, poor performance on examinations, drug taking among close friends and peers, and a family background of lower socioeconomic status emerged as sociodemographic factors correlating positively with the presence of substance abuse. Health education, controlled distribution of drugs and alcohol, stringent regulatory provisions against their use, and a permanent Commission on Substance Abuse with full judicial powers are suggested as measures that may help control the abuse of psychoactive substances and the hazard they pose to public health.
在一项针对尼日利亚本科医学生的调查中，酒精和药物使用者被分为频繁使用者、偶尔使用者和非使用者。学期期间的居住地点和家庭结构对药物滥用的发展没有显著影响。男性、考试成绩差、亲密朋友和同龄人中有吸毒行为以及社会经济地位较低的家庭背景成为与药物滥用存在正相关的社会人口统计学因素。建议采取健康教育、控制药物和酒精的分发、针对其使用的严格监管规定以及设立具有充分司法权力的常设药物滥用委员会等措施，以帮助控制精神活性物质的滥用及其对公众健康造成的危害。
