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Awareness of and Knowledge About STIs Among Nonmedical Students in Iran.

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2017
Evidence on STI knowledge among Iranian nonmedical university students is limited. Information is needed to inform research and policies to improve the sexual health of university students in Iran.A convenience sample of 742 male and female undergraduate and graduate students was recruited from five nonmedical public and private universities in Iran in
M. Karamouzian, A. Shahesmaeili, R. Khajehkazemi, Samira Hosseini Hooshyar, H. Fallahi, A. Haghdoost, H. Sharifi   +6 more
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Nonmedical Drug Use Among Medical Students

Archives of General Psychiatry, 1973
This paper reports on surveys of illicit drug usage by medical students during 1970 and 1972. A high rate of response from each of the four classes in both years revealed a large increase in the number of students who used cannabis between 1970 and 1972.
P, Mechanick, J, Mintz, J, Gallagher, G, Lapid, R, Rubin, J, Good   +5 more
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Nonmedical Use of Tapentadol Immediate Release by College Students

The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2014
Prescription opioid analgesics play an important role in managing moderate to severe pain. An unintended consequence of the availability of these drugs is nonmedical use. We report rates and methods of nonmedical use of the analgesic tapentadol immediate release (IR) and other commonly prescribed opioid analgesics among US college students following ...
Richard C, Dart, Becki B, Bartelson, Edgar H, Adams   +2 more
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Nonmedical Drug Use Patterns among Medical Students

International Journal of the Addictions, 1984
Interrelationships in the use of nonmedical drug use and tobacco use are explored based on self-reports by 165 medical students at an average-sized southeastern medical school. Lifetime and current use of drugs among these students appears consistent with earlier studies.
W P, Kory, L A, Crandall
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Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and stimulants among student pharmacists

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2009
To examine the prevalence and patterns of nonmedical use of prescription opioid analgesics and stimulants among student pharmacists.Descriptive, nonexperimental, cross-sectional study.Private urban college of pharmacy in the United States in fall 2006.1,538 PharmD students.Online survey.Lifetime and past-year nonmedical prescription opioid and ...
Sarah, Lord, George, Downs, Paul, Furtaw, Anamika, Chaudhuri, Amy, Silverstein, Arnold, Gammaitoni, Simon, Budman   +6 more
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Nonmedical use of tramadol among secondary school students in Benin, Africa

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2021
Background: Nonmedical use of tramadol among the young Beninese population is an increasing public health concern. However, there is little research on tramadol use in West Africa.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence, factors associated with nonmedical use of tramadol and to determine the level of therapeutic intervention needed ...
Assad, Bio-Sya, Henri Joël, Gandjo, Elvyre T E, Klikpo, Odile, Kouglenou, Arnaud C, Agbanlinsou, Georgia Barikissou, Damien, Adolphe C, Kpatchavi, Aurel C, Allabi   +7 more
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Medical and Nonmedical Users of Prescription Drugs Among College Students

Journal of American College Health, 2011
To examine medical and nonmedical users of prescription opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants taken individually and in combination.Undergraduates at an urban mid-Atlantic university with 12,000 students.A questionnaire administered in classes provided 413 responses, with a usable response rate of 94%.Nonmedical users obtained ...
Katelyn, Rozenbroek, William G, Rothstein   +1 more
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Nonmedical Prescription Analgesic Use and Concurrent Alcohol Consumption among College Students [PDF]

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2009
Research has linked heavy alcohol use with nonmedical prescription analgesic use, but no studies have focused on concurrent use.To understand the extent to which alcohol use and nonmedical prescription analgesic use co-occur among college students.The Timeline Followback method was used to split the sample (n = 1,118) into three groups based on their ...
Kathryn B Vincent, Eric D. Wish, Amelia M. Arria   +2 more
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Self-Efficacy and Perceived Barriers as Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nonmedical Students of the University of Ghana

International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 2020
Breast cancer mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is comparatively high largely because of low levels of knowledge and late presentation at hospitals. Breast self-examination (BSE) provides an important way of early detection of breast cancer, particularly ...
I. M. Boafo, P. M. Tetteh
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Nonmedical use of over-the-counter medications is significantly associated with nonmedical use of prescription drugs among university students

Journal of American College Health, 2017
To examine the association between nonmedical use of over-the-counter medications (NMUOTC) and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD).University students surveyed on NMUOTC and NMUPD between August and December 2011 (N = 939).Cross-sectional data analysis of online survey.The majority of respondents were women, undergraduate, Caucasian, and not ...
Vi T. Le, Abigail Norris Turner, Anne McDaniel, Kenneth M. Hale, Christina Athas, Nicole C. Kwiek   +5 more
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