Medical Student Substance Misuse

High Risk Substance Use in Youth | Adolescent and …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/substance-use/index.htm

Although most youth are in good health, some youth are at an increased risk for behaviors that can lead to poor health outcomes, such as high-risk substance use. The majority of adults who meet the criteria for having a substance use disorder started …

Substance abuse by medical students and doctors

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11294326/

The doctors are vulnerable to substance abuse/addiction due to their ready accessibility to the substances of abuse. There is higher percentage use of alcohol, tranquillisers and …

Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Symptoms and …

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/symptoms-causes/syc-20365112

The use of drugs and medical students: a literature review

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30304147/

Introduction: The consumption and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are increasingly present in the lives of university students and may already be considered a public health …

Drug Misuse and Addiction | National Institute on Drug …

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drug-misuse-addiction

Parents or older family members who use drugs or misuse alcohol, or who break the law, can increase children's risk of future drug problems. 29; Peer and School. Friends and …

NIMH » Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/substance-use-and-mental-health

A substance use disorder (SUD) is a mental disorder that affects a person’s brain and behavior, leading to a person’s inability to control their use of substances such as legal or …

Substance addiction - Harvard Health

https://www.health.harvard.edu/addiction/substance-addiction

Abuse of substances such as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, prescription medications, and others can cause health issues and serious problems with family, …

Substance Use/Misuse | Youth.gov

https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substance-abuse

One of the most highly abused substances among youth in the U.S. is alcohol. 3 Youth engage in binge drinking, a pattern of drinking that elevates the blood alcohol …

Student Drug Use and Misuse in College | BestColleges

https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/student-drug-use-and-misuse-in-college/

The majority of students who misuse prescription drugs reported that they typically get them from friends (44% for pain medications, 54.6% for sedatives, and …