Saeed Banaz, Namiq Omar
Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IRQ.
Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IRQ.
Cureus. 2024 May 19;16(5):e60614. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60614. eCollection 2024 May.
A significant proportion of medical students engage in the illicit use of drugs and indulge in heavy alcohol consumption. The utilization of substances during medical school frequently has repercussions on both the personal and professional lives of students. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the extent of substance use, alcohol consumption, and smoking among medical students in Erbil City.
An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at Hawler Medical University (HMU) for this purpose. The study involved 368 students from stages one to six. The questionnaire covered sociodemographic information, Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) scales. The data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 26 (Released 2019; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States).
A total of 368 students were involved in the study. The mean age (SD) of the respondents was 20.92 (2.01) years; 191 (51.9%) participants were males. Thirty-two (8.7%) students have used substance in the last 12 months; 10 (31.2%) of them were non-problematic drug users, 20 (62.5%) were problematic drug users, and 2 (6.3%) were dependent users. Twenty-nine (7.9%) students were alcohol users; 17 (58.7%) were categorized as low-risk users, 5 (17.2%) as hazardous users, and 7 (24.1%) as dependent users. Regarding smoking, 45 (12.2%) students were smokers, among this group, 27 (60%) were categorized as having low dependence, and 18 (40%) had high dependence.
The findings suggest a worrying trend of substance misuse among university students. There is a critical need for targeted preventive interventions that address these issues to enhance student health and educational outcomes.
相当一部分医学生非法使用药物并大量饮酒。在医学院期间使用这些物质常常会对学生的个人生活和职业生活产生影响。因此，我们旨在调查埃尔比勒市医学生使用药物、饮酒和吸烟的程度。
为此在霍勒医科大学（HMU）进行了一项观察性横断面研究。该研究涉及一至六年级的368名学生。问卷涵盖社会人口学信息、药物使用障碍识别测试（DUDIT）、酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）和尼古丁依赖弗格斯特龙测试（FTND）量表。使用Microsoft Excel 2016和IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows版本26（2019年发布；IBM公司，美国纽约州阿蒙克）对数据进行分析。
共有368名学生参与了该研究。受访者的平均年龄（标准差）为20.92（2.01）岁；191名（51.9%）参与者为男性。32名（8.7%）学生在过去12个月内使用过药物；其中10名（31.2%）为无问题药物使用者，20名（62.5%）为有问题药物使用者，2名（6.3%）为依赖使用者。29名（7.9%）学生饮酒；17名（58.7%）被归类为低风险使用者，5名（17.2%）为危险使用者，7名（24.1%）为依赖使用者。关于吸烟，45名（12.2%）学生吸烟，在这一组中，27名（60%）被归类为低依赖性，18名（40%）为高依赖性。
研究结果表明大学生中存在令人担忧的药物滥用趋势。迫切需要有针对性的预防干预措施来解决这些问题，以提高学生的健康水平和教育成果。
