A Preliminary study on Factors affecting drug abuse in Medical students in a tertiary care Medical College and Hospital

摘要

Drug abuse is a very important social problem. The current study was carried out to ascertain the pattern of drug abuse among the medical students in a tertiary care medical college. Materials and methods : A prospective, cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted in a tertiary care medical college in Kolkata from January 2009 to March 2009. Results : A total of 125 students successfully completed the questionnaire. Among them, 78 (62.4%) students reported substance abuse. The source of introduction to drugs was friends in majority of the cases. The major reasons of drug abuse are curiosity i8n maximum students followed by a measure to combat stress. Conclusion : It is quite evident from the study that the parents of medical students in the young age group should be more vigilant in their day to day activities.