title: [Evaluation of illicit drug use among students from universities in Gdańsk].
abstract: Anonymous questionnaire examinations were performed among 1585 students from eight universities in Gdańsk, including 664 men and 921 woman from 17 to 48 (mean 21.4 +/- 2.26) years old. Illicit drugs were used by 45.9% of them, including 33.7% applying sporadically. Since a large group of respondents (approx. 24%) used from two to seven narcotics, frequency of students' contacts with different narcotics, given below, was altogether higher than 45.9%. Women significantly less frequently than men were taken two or more illicit drugs (chi 2 = 69.4; p < 0.0001). Cannabis was used by approx. 41% respondents (including about 29.8% applying sporadically), amphetamine by about 11% (including about 7.4% applying sporadically), LSD and magic mushrooms approx. 3.7% each, cocaine 1.1%. A few students took opium alkaloids, ecstasy, jimson-weed, and peyote. Men applied illicit drugs significantly more often than women did (chi 2 = 65.16; p < 0.0001). Drug addicted students (approx. 1.4%) smoked more cigarettes and drunk more alcohol. The frequency of illicit drugs use was the highest among students from Academy of Fine Arts (about 70%), University School of Physical Education (about 58%) and Gdańsk University (about 49%). Respondents of Priest Seminary have had no contacts with narcotics.
authors.affiliation: I Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych I Ostrych Zatruć Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chodorowski
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salamon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wnuk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciechanowicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swiatek-Brzeziński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000662:Amphetamines; D002188:Cannabis; D003042:Cocaine; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D006213:Hallucinogens; D009294:Narcotics; D003042:Cocaine