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Alcohol and Cannabis Intake in Nursing Students

Carlos Tejedor-cabreraOmar Cauli

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AdultMaleMarijuana AbuseMedicine (General)Alcohol DrinkingSubstance-Related Disordersalcohol abusealcohol abuse; marijuana; social consequences; CRAFFT scale; audit scalePopulationProtective factorAlcohol abuseAuditHashishLogistic regressionArticleYoung AdultSex FactorsR5-920NursingSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumanseducationeducation.field_of_studyAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Testbiologybusiness.industryAge FactorsGeneral Medicineaudit scaleMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseAlcoholismLogistic ModelsSpainsocial consequencesFemaleMarijuana UseStudents NursingCannabisbusinessCRAFFT scalemarijuanamedicine.drug

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Background and objectives: Drug misuse among young people has become a major worldwide health concern. The present study analyzes substance misuse and its social and personal consequences in young university students. Materials and Methods: Screening of alcohol misuse was based on the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), while screening of substance-related risks and problems was performed with the Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble (CRAFFT) score. Results: The population was composed of nursing students at the University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain) (n = 185). More than 50% of the surveyed students reported alcohol intake based on the CRAFFT scale

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-09-24Medicina
10.3390/medicina55100628http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100628