Profile of simultaneous poly-substance users of undergraduate students at one university, Kingston - Jamaica
This study is part of a multicentric research project involving seven universities in five Latin American countries and one Caribbean island (Jamaica). This cross-sectional study examines the profile of a sample of first and second year undergraduate students in the Medical/Health Science Department of one university in Kingston, Jamaica. The sample size was 295 students. Our results revealed that this pattern of drug use is occurring in this specific university. Alcohol was the most frequently reported substance 27.5%, followed by cannabis 6.1% and tobacco 4.7%. Report of polydrug consumption was low for all categories studied. Our findings may inform interventions at the university level.
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Main Authors: | Harrison,Joy, Simich,Laura, Strike,Carol, Brands,Bruna, Giesbrecht,Norman, Khenti,Akwatu |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem
2012
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072012000500008 |
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