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The impact of stress-coping strategies on perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students an interventional study

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency. During the outbreak, a broad range of psychological disorders affected people at the individual, community, and international levels.
Asmaa Younis Elsary, Naglaa A. El-Sherbiny   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Secondary School Students [PDF]

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007
The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of medical and nonmedical use of four categories of prescription drugs (opioid, stimulant, sleeping, and sedative/anxiety medication) in a racially diverse sample of secondary public school students in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Sean Esteban, McCabe, Carol J, Boyd, Amy, Young   +2 more
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Nonmedical Use of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Among Secondary School Students in The Netherlands [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: No studies in Europe have assessed the extent of nonmedical attention-deficit/hyperactivitiy disorder (ADHD) medication use among adolescents, while also, in Europe, prescribing of these medicines has increased.
Bouvy, Marcel L, Koster, Ellen S, de Haan, Lydia, Heerdink, Eibert R, Sub Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacoepi, Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Sub Pharmacoepidemiology   +6 more
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Nonmedical use of prescription drugs in adolescents and young adults: not just a Western phenomenon [PDF]

, 2017
Nonmedical prescription drug use, generally defined as use without a prescription or use forreasons other than what the medication is intended for, is a global concern, primarily driven by the high and rising phenomenon of nonmedical use of prescription ...
Ghandour, Lilian A., Silvia S. Martins, Martins, Silvia S., Lilian A. Ghandour   +3 more
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Gender differences in the nonmedical use of psychoactive medications in the school population- national trends and related factors

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background The nonmedical use of prescribed medicines among adolescents has increased significantly in recent years. Our study was designed to describe the prevalence of the nonmedical use of tranquilizers, sedatives, and sleeping pills (TSSp) among the ...
Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Nazaret Alonso-Fernández, Soledad García-Gómez-Heras, Domingo Palacios-Ceña   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency of Regular Voluntary Blood Donors and Factors Associated with Blood Donation in Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, 2020
Background: Regular voluntary unpaid blood donation assures safe blood supply in association with minimum infection transmission. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of regular voluntary blood donation and to evaluate the causes ...
Rabisa Batool, Nazish Jaffar , Syeda Ramsha Batool , Insia Hasan , Suresh Klanghani , Suresh Kumar, Rubina Ghani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Cognitive Enhancers by Portuguese Medical Students: Do Academic Challenges Matter?

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and other substances for cognitive enhancement in the academic environment has been documented in several studies. However, the prevalence among Portuguese university students is unknown.
Miguel Miranda, Miguel Barbosa
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome and process evaluation of a social norms approach intervention on nonmedical use of prescription stimulants for study performance among Flemish university students: a quasi-experimental study

Archives of Public Health
Students are increasingly engaging in the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) to enhance their study performance. However, little research has been conducted on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce NMUPS.
Katleen Derickx, Hanna van Roozendaal, Koen Ponnet, B. Deforche, Annelies Thienpondt, G. Van Hal   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of General Health among Medical and Nonmedical Undergraduate Students

International Journal of Contemporary Medicine
India offers several courses in the field of health-science. The increasing population of the country demands more trained individuals in this field. These courses include MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BPT, BSc Nursing etc. The current study aims to asess the general
Devesh Reddy, P. P. Sai, Reet Nandy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring Risk and Protective Factors: Understanding Nonmedical Stimulant Use Among Florida High School Students

Journal of Drug Issues
Nonmedical stimulant use (NMSU) among adolescents poses significant public health concerns. Using cross-sectional design, this study examined risk and protective factors for NMSU among 20,576 Florida high school students using the 2020 Florida Youth ...
Hanadi Y. Hamadi, Rachel McMahan Thomas, Zhigang Xie, Karen B. Patterson, Aaron C. Spaulding   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source