Drug use and its correlated factors among university students in Tehran.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of lifetime, last year, and last month use of illicit drugs and associated factors among the first to fourth-year students at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Method: Sampling method was multi-stage cluster sampling. Anonymo...

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Publicado en:Journal of Substance Use Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 309 - 318
Autores principales: Delavari, Sahar, Olamazadeh, Sogol, Baheshmat, Shahab, Gholami, Jaleh, Shadloo, Behrang, Amin-Esmaeili, Masoumeh, Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2025
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          Delavari, Sahar
          Olamazadeh, Sogol
          Baheshmat, Shahab
          Gholami, Jaleh
          Shadloo, Behrang
          Amin-Esmaeili, Masoumeh
          Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin
        affil: Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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          Students, College Psychosocial Factors
          Street Drugs
          Substance Abuse Epidemiology
          Substance Abuse Risk Factors
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Iran
          Young Adult
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          Cross Sectional Studies
          Descriptive Research
          Cluster Sample
          Questionnaires
          Logistic Regression
          Cannabis
          Methylphenidate
          Sex Factors
          Smoking
          Alcohol Drinking in College
          Family Relations
          Friendship
          Psychological Distress
          Spirituality
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
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      ab: Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of lifetime, last year, and last month use of illicit drugs and associated factors among the first to fourth-year students at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Method: Sampling method was multi-stage cluster sampling. Anonymous self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 1050 students. We provided prevalence of lifetime, last 12 months, last month, and daily use for the main classes of drugs. Using the bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model, we evaluated correlated factors of any drug use in the past 12 months. Results: Overall, 945 students participated in this study. A total of 6.6% reported any illicit drug use in the past 12 months (11.2% among males vs. 3.1% among females) Cannabis was the most used drug in the past year, reported by 4.9% of the participants, followed by methylphenidate (2.9%). There was an association between illicit drug use in the past 12 months with smoking cigarettes and using alcohol in the past 12 months and drug use among friends or family members. Conclusions: The prevalence of drug use among the students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences has increased compared to similar previous studies, which call for preventive measures.
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