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Attitudes and Associated Demographic Factors Contributing towards the Abuse of Illicit Drugs: A Cross-Sectional Study from Health Care Students in Saudi Arabia
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In: Medicina; Volume 58; Issue 2; Pages: 322 (2022)
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Background and objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the attitudes, views, and factors that influence drug abuse among pharmacy and nursing students at a Saudi Arabian university. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study, was conducted among pharmacy and nursing students who are currently enrolled in the respective courses at the study site. The data were collected over 4 months from August to November 2019 using structured self-administered paper-based questionnaires. Results: Among the participants, pharmacy students accounted for 184 (58.2%) while 132 (41.8%) of the students were from nursing. More than a third of the students 129, (40.8%) smoked cigarettes. The majority of pharmacy (80.4%) and nursing students (67.4%) reported having undertaken a drug misuse course in college. Among the participants, 132 (41.7%) stated that an offer from friends, followed by joy seeking 129 (40.8%), parents’ divorce 126 (39.8%), having access to drugs 125 (39.5%), family issues 110 (34.8%), 66 (20.8%) having a family member who is addicted, and 101 (31.9%) reported curiosity to be the factors regarding the use of abusive drugs. Transient euphoria (75.9%) followed by depression 197 (62.3%) was the most prevalent physical or psychological change that occurred following drug use. The family size and father’s education have significantly affected the attitudes scores of the students (F = 5.188; p = 0.0001). Conclusion: In this study, joy-seeking, access to drugs, and family issues were found to be the major factors listed as reasons for drug abuse, with some of them being controllable or reversible. Educating about the adverse outcomes of abused drugs is warranted.
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factors; hookah; illicit drugs; substance abuse; tobacco
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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020322
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Adolescent Protective and Risk Factors for Incarceration through Early Adulthood
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In: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES, vol 30, iss 6 (2021)
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A Therapeutic Relational Agent for Reducing Problematic Substance Use (Woebot): Development and Usability Study.
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In: Journal of medical Internet research, vol 23, iss 3 (2021)
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Examining Cannabis, Tobacco, and Vaping Discourse on Reddit: An Exploratory Approach Using Natural Language Processing.
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The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire: A Cross-Country Examination Among University Students In Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, and the United States
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In: Faculty Publications (2021)
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Dual Diagnosis: Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Mood Disorders
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In: Senior Honors Projects (2021)
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A Therapeutic Relational Agent for Reducing Problematic Substance Use (Woebot): Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
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Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review
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In: Faculty Publications and Presentations (2020)
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An Examination of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use Among College Students Using Social Cognitive Theory
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In: Public Health Faculty Publications (2020)
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Substance use in later life
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In: Research outputs 2014 to 2021 (2019)
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A Phenomenology of Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Alternative Classroom and Behavior Management Strategies to Support Students Impacted by Parental Substance Abuse
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In: Doctoral Dissertations and Projects (2019)
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Sober social networks : the role of online support groups in recovery from alcohol addiction
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The Importance of Shared Language in Rural Behavioral Health Interventions: An Exploratory Linguistic Analysis
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In: Behavioral Science Faculty Publications (2019)
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Exploring how prison-based drug rehabilitation programming shapes racial disparities in substance use disorder recovery.
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In: Social science & medicine (1982), vol 199, iss C (2018)
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Breaking the Cycle: An Ethnographic Study on Hispanic Mothers in Family Drug Court
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In: Doctoral Dissertations and Projects (2018)
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Social Work Trauma Interventions: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
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In: Senior Honors Theses (2018)
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Prevalence of Communication Disorders in Children with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome on School Speech-Language Pathology Caseloads: A National Survey
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In: Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2017)
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Interventions for comorbid problem gambling and psychiatric disorders : advancing a developing field of research
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Evaluating the Impact of Curriculum Infusion on US College Students’ Alcohol Use and Academic Performance
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In: Psychology Faculty Publications (2016)
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