Comparison of the frequency of stimulant drug use among university students

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Fatemeh Goruyi ¹ , Hossein Kafi-Kang ^{2 *} , Ladan Shahba ³

1 - Faculty of Medicine, Ke.C., Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
2 - Faculty of Medicine, Ke.C., Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3 - Faculty of Medicine, Ke.C., Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

Received: 2025-02-12 Accepted : 2025-08-02 Published : 2025-09-13

Keywords: stimulant, students, factors ,

Abstract :

Considering the high prevalence of stimulant drug use among students and its harmful consequences, we decided to investigate the frequency of stimulant drug use and its effective factors in students of different majors. Therefore, we can develop preventive intervention strategies in universities. In this cross-sectional study, 450 students of the Faculty of Medicine, Engineering, and Pharmacy of Kerman University in 2022-2023 participated. The students' information including age, gender, major, history of drug use, history of alcohol use, place of residence, use of stimulants, reason for use, history of psychiatric disease, and history of chronic disease were extracted and recorded and analyzed. The results showed that 21.3% of the students used stimulants, 42.9% smoke, 17.1% use narcotics, 81.7% consume alcohol. Although gender and marital status were not statistically significant, more men and more unmarried students used stimulants. Also, the marital status. The age, living accommodation, field of study, level of education, history of smoking, narcotic use, and alcohol use, and history of chronic and psychiatric disease were statistically significant in stimulant use. The average age of students who used stimulants was higher (23.37 years). Also, students who lived in their accommodation used stimulants more. The frequency of use of stimulants in pharmacy and in PhD students were more than other majors. The frequency of use of stimulants was significant based on the field of study, age, history of smoking, drugs, and alcohol.

 

Keywords: Factors, Stimulant, Students.

 

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