RT Journal Article
T1 Drug use, risk perceptions and attitudes towards drug use amongst medical and dentistry students
A1 Pérez Jardón, Alba
A1 López Durán, Ana
A1 Somoza Martín, José Manuel
A1 Barba Montero, Catalina
A1 Blanco Carrión, Andrés
A1 Chamorro Petronacci, Cintia Micaela
A1 Pérez-Sayáns García, Mario
K1 Attitude
K1 Drug use
K1 Medical and dentistry students
K1 Risk perceptions
AB AimsTo analyse the use of psychoactive substances and the risk perceptions amongst odontology and medical students. To study their perceptions, attitudes and knowledge, and to evaluate their motivation when helping their patients to stop using these substances.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 962 students in Spain, using validated questionnaires on an anonymous basis.ResultsAmongst these students, drug use varies and increases with age as assessed by the DAST and CAST tests, with more problematic use being observed as the academic cycle progresses (p < .001). Participants in the 2nd cycle presented higher consumption than those in the 1st cycle, in the univariate model (OR = 1.77, IC 95% 1.27–2.48, p = .001) and in the adjusted model (OR = 1.86, IC 95% 1.32–2.62, p < .001). Regarding CAST, non-problematic use in the 1st cycle versus the 3rd cycle presented an OR = 8.69 (IC 95% 4.50–16.78, p < .001) and for low risk use it presented an OR = 15.18 (IC 95% 1.83–14.68). Only 46.7% considered using marijuana on a regular basis as a high risk, whilst 60.5% stated that smoking a pack of cigarettes represents a high risk. Alcohol was the substance for which the risk perception was lowest. 66.2% are in the maintenance stage “I provide my regular drug-using patients help to give up,” with women being more likely to be in this stage (p = .012).ConclusionsHigh risk of drug use increases after the 1st cycle in Dentistry and in Medicine. Training programmes should be implemented in both degrees, focusing on the 1st years in order to simultaneously prevent drug use amongst students
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30697
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30697
LA eng
NO Pérez-Jardón A, López-Durán A, Somoza-Martín M, et al. Drug use, risk perceptions and attitudes towards drug use amongst medical and dentistry students. Eur J Dent Educ. 2022;00:1-10. doi:10.1111/ eje.12882
NO Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Grant/Award Number: IDIS2020/PREDOC/03
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026