Department of Biology and Parasitology, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Students Scientific Society of Biology and Medical Parasitology at the Department of Biomedicine and Genetics, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
New Bioeth. 2021 Jun;27(2):133-147. doi: 10.1080/20502877.2021.1911740. Epub 2021 May 12.
This study assesses the knowledge of medical students on the health effects of the use of psychoactive substances, in the context of their future role in prevention and treatment of addictions. The study was conducted using a questionnaire containing questions about classification, symptoms and effects of psychoactive substances, and the existing prevention programs. The study involved 430 students of medicine and allied faculties. Only 20.8% of medicine students and 12.5% of students of other faculties could correctly classify different psychoactive substances. Correct symptoms of drug misuse were mentioned by 20.4% of medicine students and 19.2% of students of other faculties. The overall knowledge of medical students was no greater than the knowledge of students of other allied faculties. Medical students showed insufficient knowledge about psychoactive substances and their effects on the human body, thus indicating the need to introduce into their study programme a more teaching in this area.
本研究评估了医学生对精神活性物质使用对健康影响的认识,这是他们在未来预防和治疗成瘾方面的作用。该研究采用了一份问卷,其中包含关于精神活性物质分类、症状和影响的问题,以及现有的预防计划。研究对象为 430 名医学生和相关专业的学生。只有 20.8%的医学生和 12.5%的其他专业学生能够正确分类不同的精神活性物质。只有 20.4%的医学生和 19.2%的其他专业学生能够正确指出药物滥用的症状。医学生的整体知识水平并不高于其他相关专业学生。医学生对精神活性物质及其对人体的影响了解不足,因此表明需要在他们的学习计划中增加这方面的教学。