Abstract
Drinking and illicit drug use were assessed longitudinally in a cohort of medical students who were surveyed in the second and fifth year of their undergraduate studies and after 1 year as PRHOs. Mean alcohol consumption had increased significantly (P<0.015) over the three time points; 15.2-16.0-18.8 units/week. Experimentation with illicit drugs had increased from 50 to 63 to 65%. Although education on alcohol and illicit drugs should be part of core curriculum in medical schools, support and intervention in the workplace is also needed for individuals with alcohol and/or drug problems.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
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Alcohol Drinking / psychology
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Analysis of Variance
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Anxiety / epidemiology
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Data Collection / statistics & numerical data
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Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Longitudinal Studies
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Male
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Marijuana Abuse / epidemiology
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Physicians / psychology
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Physicians / statistics & numerical data*
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Stress, Psychological / epidemiology
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Students, Medical / psychology
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Students, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology