Analysis of opium use by students of medical sciences

Aims and objectives.  To investigate the prevalence of opium use in university students. Background.  University health professionals and authorities are very concerned about substance use among university students. Design.  A survey with a representative sample of 2519 (1126 men and 1393 women) uni...

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Published in:Journal of clinical nursing 2006-04, Vol.15 (4), p.379-386
Main Authors: Ahmadi, Jamshid, Fallahzadeh, Hossein, Salimi, Alireza, Rahimian, Mohsen, Salehi, Vahid, Khaghani, Maryam, Babaeebeigi, Mohammadali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Opium
opium dependence
opium use
Public health
Risk Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
students of medical sciences
Students, Health Occupations - statistics & numerical data
Substance abuse
Treatment
Undergraduate students
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Summary:Aims and objectives.  To investigate the prevalence of opium use in university students. Background.  University health professionals and authorities are very concerned about substance use among university students. Design.  A survey with a representative sample of 2519 (1126 men and 1393 women) university students and opium use disorders assessed by means of DSM‐IV criteria (Diagnostic Statistical Manual‐IV Axis I during the year 2003). Findings.  Mean age of the sample was 23·8 year and SD was 3·9. Of the students, 110 (4·4%) admitted using of opium once or more during their lives (9.1% of men and 0·6% of women; P 
ISSN:0962-1067
1365-2702
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01157.x