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- The study looked at how common illegal drug use is among college students, focusing on usage at different time intervals and its links to family support and other factors.
- Data was collected from nearly 3,800 students, examining the use of various substances and how related factors like family support, age, living situation, and job status influenced drug use, with separate analyses for men and women.
- Findings showed that lower family support correlated with higher drug use, with notable gender differences in consumption patterns, suggesting that college life can be a critical time for drug use onset and highlighting the importance of family support in prevention.
Article Abstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence of illegal drug use in college students on any previous occasion, during the previous year and the previous month, and to analyze the relationship between illegal drug use and family support and other factors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study using data from students participating in the uniHcos project (n = 3767) was conducted. The prevalence and age of onset of consumption of cannabis, non-prescription sedatives, stimulants and depressants was evaluated. Polyconsumption was also assessed. The independent variables were: family support, age, residence, and employment status. To determine the factors related to drug use multivariate logistic regression models stratified by gender were fitted.
Results: Differences between men and women in prevalence of illegal drug use except non-prescription sedatives were observed. In both genders, less family support was associated with higher consumption of all drugs, except depressants, and with polyconsumption. To be studying and looking for work was related to cannabis and stimulant use and to polyconsumption among women, but only to cannabis use among men.
Conclusions: These results support the notion that the start of university studies is a particularly relevant stage in the onset of illegal drug use and its prevention, and that consumption may be especially associated with family support.
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